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Welcome to Peytonville ...

Peytonville is located in Little River County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Peytonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Peytonville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Peytonville: (870)

Websites for Peytonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.littlerivercounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Peytonville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Peytonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peytonville - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Peytonville ...

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

  • Texarkana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Texarkana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wake Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
    • Wake Village is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <4>
  • Ashdown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
    • Ashdown is located in Little River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <4>
  • Nash
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <4>
  • Hooks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
    • Hooks is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <4>
  • Mineral Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
  • Red Lick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Foreman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Foreman is located in Little River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <4>
  • Lockesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 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 Peytonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peytonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peytonville ...

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

Adding Peytonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peytonville 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 Peytonville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peytonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peytonville. 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 Little River, 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 Peytonville - 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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