Welcome to Pickens Landing ...
Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickens Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Pickens Landing: Pickens Lndg. (or less commonly used: Pickens Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pickens Landing for more information about variations on the name of Pickens Landing.
Pickens Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pickens Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Pickens Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pickens Landing.
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Lisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Gilbertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Myrtlewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 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 Pickens Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pickens Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pickens Landing. 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 Pickens Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickens Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Pickens Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickens Landing ...
Looking for more information about Pickens Landing? 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 Pickens Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pickens Landing.
Adding Pickens Landing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pickens Landing 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 Pickens Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pickens Landing post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickens Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pickens Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |