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Welcome to Presley Junction ...

Presley Junction is located in Crittenden County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Presley Junction: Presley Jct. (or less commonly used: Presley Jctn.)

Presley Junction is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Presley Junction: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Presley Junction ...

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

  • Memphis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
  • Southaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Horn Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Earle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Walls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
  • Hunt Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
  • Turrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crawfordsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Presley Junction ...

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

Adding Presley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Presley Junction 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 (so far) for Presley Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Presley Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Crittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Presley Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Presley Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Presley Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.