Welcome to Stop ...

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

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

Stop would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stop is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Stop still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Stop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stop - they are located in Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Stop ...

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

• Prairie Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <5>
• Stilwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <5>
• West Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <5>
• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Westville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Cedarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
• Mountainburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <5>
• Winslow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Rudy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
  • Rudy is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Stop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stop.

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

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

Adding Stop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stop 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 Stop was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/

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