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Welcome to Pinnacle ...

Pinnacle is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinnacle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pinnacle is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pinnacle: 501

Communities Also Named Pinnacle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Pinnacle - they are located in Alabama, California, Kentucky, Montana, New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pinnacle ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • North Little Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
  • Bryant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <3>
  • Maumelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mayflower
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinnacle ...

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

Adding Pinnacle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pinnacle post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinnacle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinnacle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/