Welcome to Paulding ...

Paulding is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Paulding is located in Dunklin County<1>.

The location of Paulding has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The area code for Paulding: (573)

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Blytheville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
• Kennett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
  • Kennett is located in Dunklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
• Rector
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
• Monette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <4>
• 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paulding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/