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Welcome to Dillen ...

Dillen is located in Johnson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Dillen is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Dillen: (479)

Communities Also Named Dillen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dillen - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Dillen ...

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

  • Deer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
    • Deer is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <4>
  • Walnut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
  • Ozone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Silex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Silex is located in Pope County
  • Strawberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Johnson County
  • Hagarville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
    • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
  • Mossville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Mossville is located in Newton County
  • Mount Judea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
    • Mount Judea is located in Newton County
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Newton County
  • Parthenon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
    • Parthenon is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <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 Dillen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillen ...

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

Adding Dillen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dillen post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillen.

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

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 Johnson, 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 Dillen - 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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