Pineville

History

Pineville was originally named Maryville, and was laid out under the latter name in 1847. The name was changed to "Pineville" in 1849 since another community already had the name of Maryville. Some say that Pineville was named for a grove of pine trees at the original town site, while others believe the name is a transfer from Pineville, Kentucky. The county's historic Old McDonald County Courthouse, which is operated as a museum by the McDonald County Historical Society, was named to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2012.

Geography

Pineville is in south-central McDonald County, located just north of the confluence of Big and Little Sugar Creeks, which forms the Elk River. Noel lies to the southwest, downstream on the Elk River, and Anderson lies about to the northwest, along U.S. Route 71. Interstate 49 passes west of the center of the city, with access from exits 5 and 7. I-49 leads north to Neosho and south to Bentonville, Arkansas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Big Sugar Creek forms part of the eastern border of the city, and the Elk River flows west across the city from its source at the confluence of Big and Little Sugar Creeks.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,695
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,444
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,441
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,374
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,274
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,255
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,198
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,197

Largest nearby schools

• MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH
  High · ANDERSON · 1,051 students · 15:1 ratio
• ANDERSON ELEM.
  Elementary · ANDERSON · 513 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• WHITE ROCK ELEM.
  Elementary · PINEVILLE · 360 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• NOEL ELEM.
  Middle · NOEL · 359 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• NOEL PRIMARY
  Elementary · SOUTHWEST CITY · 235 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• ANDERSON MIDDLE
  Middle · ANDERSON · 234 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• PINEVILLE ELEM.
  Middle · NOEL · 121 students · 10.1:1 ratio
• PINEVILLE PRIMARY
  Elementary · ANDERSON · 100 students · 12.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.82 — 2024-03-23
  9 km SE of Foyil, Oklahoma
• M 2.6 — 2010-05-21
  2 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas
• M 2.5 — 2010-04-29
  3 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas