Welcome to Waveland ...

Waveland is located in Yell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Waveland is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Waveland is located in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Waveland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Waveland - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Waveland ...

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

• Booneville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Paris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Magazine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magazine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
  • Magazine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
• Subiaco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subiaco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subiaco
  • Subiaco is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Subiaco <4>
• Belleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Havana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Scranton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
• Caulksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caulksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
  • Caulksville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Ratcliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
  • Ratcliff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waveland ...

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

Adding Waveland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waveland 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 Waveland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waveland post office opened in 1881.

We also found Waveland on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waveland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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