Welcome to Pecan Point ...

Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pecan Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for Pecan Point: Pecan Pt.

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

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

Note: If you travel east from Pecan Point, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Pecan Point is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Pecan Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pecan Point - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Pecan Point ...

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

• Spring Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Millington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• Atoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Osceola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Munford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Brighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Lepanto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <4>
• Wilson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
• Tyronza
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyronza
  • Tyronza is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyronza <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pecan Point ...

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

Adding Pecan Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pecan Point post office opened in 1839.

We also found Pecan Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pecan Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

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