Welcome to Amateur ...
So far, we found very little information about Amateur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amateur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amateur, please Contact Us.
Amateur would have been located within present day Sharp County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amateur is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Amateur was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Amateur was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Amateur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amateur.
- Batesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <6>
- Cave City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <6>
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Ash Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Flat
- Ash Flat is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Flat <6>
- Sulphur Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <6>
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
- Strawberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 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 Amateur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amateur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amateur. 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 Amateur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amateur. See our Newspapers Page for Amateur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sharp County: www.sharpcounty.org
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amateur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sharp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amateur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Amateur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Amateur area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |