Welcome to Fort Pillow ...
Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Pillow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Pillow: Ft. Pillow
Fort Pillow is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Pillow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Fort Pillow: (731)
Websites for Fort Pillow ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.laudcc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fort Pillow, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Fort Pillow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Pillow.
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Atoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Atoka is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
- Munford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Munford is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
- Daniels Point Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Luxora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Pillow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Pillow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Pillow. 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 Fort Pillow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Pillow. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Pillow.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Pillow ...
Looking for more information about Fort Pillow? 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 Fort Pillow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Pillow.
Adding Fort Pillow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Pillow 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 Fort Pillow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fort Pillow post office opened in 1878.
We also found Fort Pillow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Pillow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Pillow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Pillow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |