Do you know of Pinkston ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pinkston. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pinkston.<1>

Our sources for Pinkston (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Pinkston other than they indicate that Pinkston would be found somewhere in Navarro County, Texas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1895 and closed  in 1914.

Communities Also Named Pinkston ...

We found two communities that share the name Pinkston.

Within Texas, the name Pinkston is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Buchanan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pinkston [Buchanan County].
  • North Carolina
    • Anson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pinkston [Anson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pinkston ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pinkston:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Navarro County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Navarro County.