Welcome to City of Wink City of Wink… the Town That Oil and Friendship Built
Wink began in 1926, when oil was discovered in Hendrick Oilfield. Wink was originally named Winkler, Texas, for the county. However, when a post office was requested during the oil boom in the late 1920s the name Winkler was already in operation and as a result the citizens shortened the name to Wink. Although the City’s population has since declined to become a small oil town, we are defined less by boundaries on a map than by the sense of community our residents hold dear.
Wink was a temporary childhood home to singer and songwriter Roy Orbison. In high school, Orbison and some friends formed the band Wink Westerners. They played country standards and Glenn Miller songs at local honky-tonks and had a weekly radio station on KERB in Kermit, Texas.
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Featured News
First Methodist Church is Donating Canned Goods
3/25/2024
The First Methodist Church has canned goods for free to Wink residents!
If you, or someone you know, is in need please contact:
David Speer (512) 294-8065
Thank you
Now Hiring: Part-Time Utility Clerk
3/25/2024
The City of Wink is now accepting applications for a part-time utility clerk.
Please see the attached flyer for information.
Applications can be found online or picked up at City Hall.
Thank you
City Clean-Up Day - April 6, 2024
3/8/2024
The City of Wink will be having our annual Clean-Up day on April 6, 2024 from 10am until 2pm.
For information over the City Clean-Up day, please call City Hall at 432-527-3337.
Thank you!