Do you know of Picayune ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Picayune. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Picayune.<1>

Our sources for Picayune (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Picayune other than they indicate that Picayune would be found somewhere in Howard County, Arkansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1900.

Communities Also Named Picayune ...

We found one communities that share the name Picayune.

Within Arkansas, the name Picayune is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Picayune in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Pearl River County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Picayune [Pearl River County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Picayune ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Picayune:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Picayune - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

More Orphans in  Howard County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Howard County.