Welcome to Kerr ...

Kerr is located in Lonoke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerr, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kerr is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Kerr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kerr - they are located in Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Kerr ...

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

• Little Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
• North Little Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Sherwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Cabot
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Maumelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Ward
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
• Lonoke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <4>
• England
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
  • England is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <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 Kerr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerr.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerr ...

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

Adding Kerr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kerr 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 Kerr was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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