Welcome to Rinkerton ...
Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rinkerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Rinkerton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rinkerton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rinkerton: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Rinkerton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rinkerton.
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Rinkerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rinkerton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rinkerton. 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 Rinkerton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rinkerton. See our Newspapers Page for Rinkerton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rinkerton ...
Looking for more information about Rinkerton? 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 Rinkerton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rinkerton.
Adding Rinkerton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rinkerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rinkerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rinkerton post office opened in 1882.
We also found Rinkerton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rinkerton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rinkerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Rinkerton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Rinkerton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |