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Welcome to Pannell ...

Pannell is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pannell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Pannell is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pannell: 662

Communities Also Named Pannell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pannell - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Pannell ...

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

  • Pontotoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bruce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
  • Vardaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
    • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <3>
  • Ecru
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thaxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
    • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <3>
  • Algoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Houlka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Toccopola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Pittsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 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 Pannell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pannell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pannell ...

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

Adding Pannell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pannell 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 Pannell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pannell post office opened in 1902.

We also found Pannell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pannell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pannell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/