Welcome to Pumpkin Center ...

Pumpkin Center is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pumpkin Center is located in Dallas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pumpkin Center for more information about variations on the name of Pumpkin Center.

Pumpkin Center is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pumpkin Center: 417

Communities Also Named Pumpkin Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Pumpkin Center: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Nodaway County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 29 communities that are also named Pumpkin Center - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina (3), Oklahoma (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (3) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pumpkin Center ...

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

• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
• Urbana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbana is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
• Macks Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Macks Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
  • Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <3>
• Preston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
• Halfway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
• Louisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Tunas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tunas is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
• Leadmine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
• Windyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Windyville is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pumpkin Center ...

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