Welcome to Opposition ...
So far, we found very little information about Opposition. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Opposition to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Opposition, please Contact Us.
Opposition would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
The location of Opposition has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Opposition, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Opposition is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Opposition was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Opposition would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities near Opposition ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Opposition.
- Pocahontas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
- Cherokee Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee Village <5>
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Ash Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Flat
- Ash Flat is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Flat <5>
- Hardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <5>
- Imboden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
- Imboden is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <5>
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <5>
- Portia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
- Portia is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <5>
- Strawberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <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 Opposition. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Opposition.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Opposition. 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 Opposition.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Opposition. See our Newspapers Page for Opposition.
Adding Opposition to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Opposition 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 Opposition was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Opposition post office opened in 1870.
We also found Opposition in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Opposition.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Opposition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, 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 Opposition - 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/ |