Welcome to Pierce Crossroad ...
Pierce Crossroad is located in Yazoo County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Pierce Crossroad: Pierce Xrd.
Pierce Crossroad is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pierce Crossroad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pierce Crossroad: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Pierce Crossroad ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pierce Crossroad.
- Yazoo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <4>
- Tchula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Fordyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Coxburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
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 Pierce Crossroad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierce Crossroad.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pierce Crossroad. 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 Pierce Crossroad.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierce Crossroad. See our Newspapers Page for Pierce Crossroad.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce Crossroad ...
Looking for more information about Pierce Crossroad? 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 Pierce Crossroad, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pierce Crossroad.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pierce Crossroad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Pierce Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Pierce Crossroad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |