Welcome to Pinckneyville ...

Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

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

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

Pinckneyville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pinckneyville: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Pinckneyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pinckneyville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Pinckneyville ...

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

• Simmesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Woodville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Weyanoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
  • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <5>
• Angola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <5>
• Tunica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <5>
• Wakefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Turnbull
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
• Smithland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
• Williamsport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinckneyville ...

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

Adding Pinckneyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinckneyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/