Welcome to Pierceville ...

Pierceville is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Pierceville is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pierceville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pierceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pierceville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pierceville ...

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

• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Keosauqua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <4>
• Donnellson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
• Farmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Birmingham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Bonaparte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Libertyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 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 Pierceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierceville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierceville ...

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

Adding Pierceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pierceville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pierceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pierceville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Pierceville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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