Welcome to Pink ...

Pink is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Pink is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pink lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Pink: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Pink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pink - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pink ...

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

• Spencer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Grantsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Reedy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Arnoldsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
  • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
• Rocksdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
• Triplett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Triplett is located in Roane County
• Orma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
  • Orma is located in Calhoun County
• Roxalana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
  • Roxalana is located in Roane County
• Rushville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane County
• Russet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
  • Russet is located in Calhoun 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 Pink. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pink.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pink. 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 Pink.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pink ...

Looking for more information about Pink? 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 Pink, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pink.

Adding Pink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pink 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 Pink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pink post office opened in 1885.

We also found Pink in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/