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Welcome to Pearce's Mills ...

Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County<1>.


The location of Pearce's Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearce's Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Pearce's Mills: Pearces Mls. (or less commonly used: Pearces Mlls.)

Pearce's Mills is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pearce's Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pearce's Mills: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Pearce's Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pearce's Mills.

  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Haleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Guin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
    • Guin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
  • Hackleburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Phil Campbell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brilliant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
  • Lynn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Glen Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
    • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people

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 Pearce's Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearce's Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearce's Mills ...

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

Adding Pearce's Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pearce's Mills post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearce's Mills.

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

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearce's Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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