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)
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Ash Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- 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.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |