Welcome to Running Lake ...

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

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

Running Lake would have been located within present day Randolph County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Running Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Running Lake: Running Lk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Running Lake is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Running Lake would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Running Lake ...

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

• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Walnut Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <5>
• Corning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
• Hoxie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <5>
• Imboden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• College City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Portia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Reyno
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
  • Reyno is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Former names for Reyno:
  • Cherokee Bay
  • Esselwood
  • Needmore
• Maynard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 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 Running Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Running Lake.

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

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

Adding Running Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Running Lake post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Running Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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