Welcome to Kate ...

Kate is located in Crittenden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Kate is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kate is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Kate ...

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

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

Communities near Kate ...

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

• Memphis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Horn Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Marion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Earle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Earle is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
• Walls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
• Hunt Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Hughes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Parkin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
  • Parkin is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <4>
• Crawfordsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <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 Kate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kate.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kate ...

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

Adding Kate to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kate post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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