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Welcome to Pierces Chapel ...

Pierces Chapel is located in Attala County<1>.

Pierces Chapel is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pierces Chapel: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Pierces Chapel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pierces Chapel - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Pierces Chapel ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Durant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vaiden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kilmichael
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Weir
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • French Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sallis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McCool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 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 Pierces Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierces Chapel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierces Chapel ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pierces Chapel - 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 Pierces Chapel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Pierces Chapel 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.