Fink

A community grew up near Fort Johnson on the Texas Military Road (also known as the Shawnee Trail) in the 1840s. Earlier called Georgetown and Reevesville, the settlement became known as Fink when a post office (500 feet north) was established in 1897 and named for Fiedrick Finke (1858-1920), a German immigrant who had come to Grayson County in 1884. The post office was discontinued in 1908. Never incorporated, Fink was eventually included within the boundaries of Pottsboro. In the 1960s local residents began annual Fink celebrations.

Fink is a historical marker in Pottsboro, Grayson County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.8002, -96.6779 near Pottsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Negro Slave Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Reeves, George R., Georgetown, and Pottsboro.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181007362. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.