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Welcome to Cheatham ...

Cheatham is located in Sevier County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheatham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Cheatham is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cheatham is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Cheatham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cheatham - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Cheatham ...

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

  • De Queen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
    • De Queen is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
  • Broken Bow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Horatio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
  • Wickes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
    • Wickes is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <4>
  • Lockesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Grannis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grannis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Grannis is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Winthrop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gillham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Vandervoort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Eagletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheatham ...

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

Adding Cheatham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cheatham post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheatham.

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

The official website for Sevier County: www.seviercounty-ar.com/

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 Sevier, 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 Cheatham - 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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