Dinkey Creek | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fresno County |
Coordinates: | 37.0861°N -119.1575°W |
Elevation M: | 1825 |
Elevation Ft: | 5987 |
Dinkey Creek is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on Dinkey Creek, at an elevation of 5987 feet (1825 m).
A post office operated at Dinkey Creek from 1925 to 1972. Dinkey was the name of a dog who lost a fight with a grizzly bear.[1]
The community was home to Camp Mar-Y-Mac, which operated from 1951 to 1981.