Welcome to Pinkerton ...

Pinkerton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Pinkerton is located in Haskell County<1>.

The location of Pinkerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinkerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pinkerton is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pinkerton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pinkerton is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Pinkerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pinkerton - they are located in Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinkerton.

Communities near Pinkerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinkerton.

• Haskell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Knox City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <4>
• Rule
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Rule is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <4>
• Rochester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Weinert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
  • Weinert is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <4>
• O'Brien
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <4>
• Jud ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Jud is located in Haskell County
• Sagerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagerton
  • Sagerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagerton <4>
• Plainview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Haskell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinkerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinkerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinkerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinkerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinkerton. See our Newspapers Page for Pinkerton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinkerton ...

Looking for more information about Pinkerton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinkerton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinkerton.

Adding Pinkerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinkerton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pinkerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pinkerton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinkerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinkerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/