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Welcome to Allfriend ...

So far, we found very little information about Allfriend. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Allfriend to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allfriend, please Contact Us.


Allfriend was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Allfriend would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.


The location of Allfriend has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Allfriend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Allfriend is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Allfriend was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Allfriend would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Allfriend ...

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

  • Harrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
  • Berryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
  • Alpena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
    • Alpena is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
  • Osage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Carroll County
  • Dryfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
    • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
  • Compton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <5>
  • Ponca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
    • Ponca is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <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 Allfriend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allfriend.

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

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

Adding Allfriend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allfriend post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allfriend.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allfriend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allfriend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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