Welcome to Pactolus ...

So far, we found very little information about Pactolus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pactolus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pactolus, please Contact Us.

Pactolus would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

The location of Pactolus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pactolus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pactolus is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pactolus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Pactolus once stood is in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Pactolus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pactolus - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pactolus ...

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

• Bentonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <5>
• Bella Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <5>
• Centerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <5>
• Siloam Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Cave Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
• Gentry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
  • Gentry is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gentry <5>
• Gravette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <5>
• Jay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Noel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <5>
• Decatur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>

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

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

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

Adding Pactolus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pactolus post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pactolus on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pactolus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/