Welcome to Retta ...
So far, we found very little information about Retta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Retta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Retta, please Contact Us.
Retta would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
The location of Retta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Retta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Retta is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Retta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Retta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Retta - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Retta.
Communities near Retta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Retta.
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <5>
- Pottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Atkins is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <5>
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <5>
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
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 Retta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Retta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Retta. 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 Retta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Retta. See our Newspapers Page for Retta.
Adding Retta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Retta 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 Retta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Retta post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Retta.
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 Retta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, 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 Retta - 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/ |