Welcome to Pillowville ...

Pillowville is located in Weakley County<1>.

The location of Pillowville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pillowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Pillowville had a population of 1,608 people.<3> (see below for details).

Pillowville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Pillowville: (731)

Websites for Pillowville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.weakleycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pillowville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pillowville ...

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

• Ledbetter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
  • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
• Martin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Weakley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
• Milan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• McKenzie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Dunlap ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
• Huntingdon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Union Central
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
• Dresden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Weakley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Dyer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Weakley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>

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 Pillowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pillowville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pillowville ...

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

Adding Pillowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pillowville 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 Pillowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pillowville post office opened in 1846.

We also found Pillowville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pillowville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pillowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weakley County: www.weakleycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/