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Welcome to Purnell ...

Purnell is located in Leflore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purnell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Purnell is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Purnell: 662

Communities Also Named Purnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Purnell - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Purnell ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Indianola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ruleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Belzoni
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Itta Bena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Inverness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Isola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
    • Isola is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Sidon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 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 Purnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purnell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purnell ...

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

Adding Purnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Purnell 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 Purnell was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leflore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purnell - 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.