Welcome to Essex ...
So far, we found very little information about Essex. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Essex to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Essex, please Contact Us.
Essex would have been located within present day White County<2>.
The location of Essex has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Essex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Essex is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Essex was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Essex once stood is in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Essex ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Essex - they are located in California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Essex.
Communities near Essex ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Essex.
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Cabot is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <5>
- Searcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Searcy is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <5>
- Beebe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Beebe is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beebe <5>
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <5>
- Vilonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
- Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <5>
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Judsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
- Judsonia is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <5>
- Kensett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Kensett is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensett <5>
- Higginson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - McRae
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Essex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Essex.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Essex. 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 Essex.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex. See our Newspapers Page for Essex.
Adding Essex to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Essex 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 Essex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Essex post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Essex.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.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 Essex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including White, 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 Essex - 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/ |