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>.
The location of Pearce has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pearce was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Pearce once stood is in the (662) area code.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <5>
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Satartia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
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 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.
We also found Pearce in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |