Welcome to Paulding ...
Paulding is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Paulding is located in Dunklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paulding, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Paulding is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paulding lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Paulding: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Paulding ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Paulding - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paulding.
Communities near Paulding ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paulding.
- Paragould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blytheville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kennett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
- Gosnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Leachville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Senath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 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 Paulding. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paulding.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paulding. 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 Paulding.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paulding. See our Newspapers Page for Paulding.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paulding ...
Looking for more information about Paulding? 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 Paulding, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paulding.
Adding Paulding to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paulding 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 Paulding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paulding post office opened in 1900.
We also found Paulding on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paulding.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paulding - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Paulding area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Paulding 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |