Welcome to Zafra ...

Zafra is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zafra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Zafra is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Zafra: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities near Zafra ...

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

• Mena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <5>
• Wickes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Wickes is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <5>
• Hatfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <5>
• Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <5>
• Smithville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Vandervoort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Watson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
• Potter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County (AR)
• Potter Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County (AR)
• Bog Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zafra ...

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

Adding Zafra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zafra post office opened in 1917.

We also found Zafra on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zafra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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