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Welcome to Pee Dee ...

Pee Dee is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Pee Dee is located in Van Buren County<1>.


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


Pee Dee is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pee Dee is within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Pee Dee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pee Dee - they are located in North Carolina (2) and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Pee Dee ...

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

  • Fairfield Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greers Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Guy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Quitman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Leslie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Searcy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
  • Damascus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
  • Twin Groves
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Shirley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
  • Higden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pee Dee ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pee Dee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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