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Welcome to Azor ...

Azor is located in Nevada County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Azor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Azor is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Azor is within the (870) area code.

Communities near Azor ...

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

  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Hempstead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
  • Prescott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stamps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
    • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
  • Waldo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
  • Lewisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Emmet is located in Nevada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Perrytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
    • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Rosston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
    • Rosston is located in Nevada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Buckner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Hempstead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Azor ...

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

Adding Azor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Azor 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 Azor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Azor post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Azor.

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.co.nevada.ar.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Azor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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