Welcome to Altharp ...

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

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

Altharp would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altharp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Altharp is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Altharp would have been located in the (501) area code.

Communities near Altharp ...

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

• Little Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <5>
• North Little Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <5>
• Benton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Sherwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <5>
• Bryant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
• Maumelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <5>
• Sheridan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Haskell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <5>
• Alexander
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <5>
• Wrightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 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 Altharp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altharp.

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

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

Adding Altharp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Altharp post office opened in 1890.

We also found Altharp in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altharp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/

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