Welcome to Victor ...
Victor is located in Pope County<1>.
The location of Victor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Victor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Victor is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Victor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Victor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Victor: This one is located in Pope County and the other is located in Independence County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 35 communities that are also named Victor - they are located in California (3), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Victor.
Communities near Victor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Victor.
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
- Hector
(12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
- Tilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Witt's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Silex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Deer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <4>
- Rex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Caglesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Caglesville 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 Victor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Victor. 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 Victor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Victor. See our Newspapers Page for Victor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victor ...
Looking for more information about Victor? 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 Victor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Victor.
Adding Victor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Victor 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 Victor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Victor post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Victor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Victor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Pope, 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 Victor - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |