Welcome to Mobley ...

So far, we found very little information about Mobley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mobley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mobley, please Contact Us.

Mobley would have been located within present day Sharp County<2>.

The location of Mobley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mobley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mobley is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mobley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mobley once stood is in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Mobley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Mobley: This one is located in Sharp County and the other is located in Independence County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Mobley - they are located in Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mobley ...

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

• Batesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <5>
• Southside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Independence County
• Cave City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <5>
• Tuckerman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
  • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <5>
• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Swifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Sulphur Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Cushman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
  • Cushman is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Evening Shade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
  • Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>

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

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

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

Adding Mobley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mobley 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 Mobley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mobley post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mobley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sharp County: www.sharpcounty.org

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