Welcome to Pinckneyville ...
Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinckneyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Pinckneyville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pinckneyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pinckneyville: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Pinckneyville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pinckneyville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinckneyville.
Communities near Pinckneyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinckneyville.
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiclare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <5>
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golconda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Golconda is located in Pope County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <5>
- Kuttawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
- Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <5>
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 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 Pinckneyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinckneyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinckneyville. 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 Pinckneyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinckneyville. See our Newspapers Page for Pinckneyville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinckneyville ...
Looking for more information about Pinckneyville? 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 Pinckneyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinckneyville.
Adding Pinckneyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pinckneyville 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 Pinckneyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pinckneyville post office opened in 1878.
We also found Pinckneyville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinckneyville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinckneyville - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Pinckneyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Pinckneyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |