Welcome to Booker ...

Booker is located in Crittenden County<1>.

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

Booker is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Booker and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Booker lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Booker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Booker: This one is located in Crittenden County and the other is located in Pulaski County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 6 communities that are also named Booker - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Booker ...

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

• Memphis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• West Memphis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Marked Tree
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <4>
• Earle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Earle is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
• Hunt Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Parkin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
  • Parkin is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <4>
• Tyronza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyronza
  • Tyronza is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyronza <4>
• Turrell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
  • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <4>
• Joiner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Joiner is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 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 Booker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booker ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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