Welcome to George ...

George is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

George is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of George, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

George is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

George lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named George ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named George - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near George ...

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

• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Green Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <4>
• Huntsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Jasper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Alpena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Ponca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
  • Ponca is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <4>
• Compton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <4>
• Kingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Boxley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Boxley is located in Newton County
• Dryfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
  • Dryfork is located in Carroll County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for George ...

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

Adding George to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the George post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for George.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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