Welcome to Pierceburg ...

Pierceburg is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

Pierceburg is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Pierceburg (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Pierceburg is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Pierceburg ...

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

• Olney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• Robinson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Bridgeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Oblong
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Hutsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <4>
• Flat Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierceburg ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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