Welcome to Pawnee ...

Pawnee is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pawnee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Pawnee is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pawnee lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Pawnee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pawnee - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Pawnee ...

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

• Bethany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Lamoni
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
  • Lamoni is located in Decatur County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <4>
• Mount Ayr
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
  • Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <4>
• Grant City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Grant City is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <4>
• Ridgeway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Eagleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Kellerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
  • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <4>
• Cainsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
  • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• New Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Davis City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
  • Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 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 Pawnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pawnee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawnee ...

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

Adding Pawnee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pawnee 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 Pawnee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pawnee post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pawnee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/