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Welcome to Park Hill ...

Park Hill is located in Pulaski County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Park Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Park Hill is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Park Hill lies within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Park Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Park Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York (2), Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Park Hill ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Bryant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <4>
  • Maumelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Shannon Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayflower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Hill ...

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

Adding Park Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Park Hill 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 Park Hill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Hill.

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

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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