Welcome to Pearce ...
So far, we found very little information about Pearce. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pearce to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pearce, please Contact Us.
Pearce would have been located within present day Yazoo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pearce is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pearce was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Pearce was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Pearce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pearce - they are located in Alabama and Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearce.
Communities near Pearce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pearce.
- Yazoo City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
- Bentonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Satartia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
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 Pearce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pearce. 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 Pearce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearce. See our Newspapers Page for Pearce.
Adding Pearce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pearce in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pearce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pearce post office opened in 1889. The Pearce post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearce.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pearce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Pearce area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Pearce area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |