Welcome to Credit ...
So far, we found very little information about Credit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Credit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Credit, please Contact Us.
Credit would have been located within present day Craighead County<2>.
The location of Credit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Credit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Credit is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Credit was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Credit still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities near Credit ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Credit.
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
- Bono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <5>
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Tuckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
- Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <5>
- Diaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Swifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Credit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Credit.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Credit. 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 Credit.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Credit. See our Newspapers Page for Credit.
Adding Credit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Credit in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Credit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Credit post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Credit.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/
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 Credit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, 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 Credit - 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/ |