Welcome to Amos ...
Amos is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Amos is located in Baxter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Amos is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Amos lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Amos: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Amos ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Amos - they are located in Alabama, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amos.
Communities near Amos ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amos.
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
- Gassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gassville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
- Gassville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gassville
- From Amos to Gassville
- Flippin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Flippin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <5>
- Yellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
- Yellville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <5>
- Cotter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Cotter is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <5>
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gainesville
- From Amos to Gainesville
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Norfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
- Norfork is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <5>
- Salesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
- Salesville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salesville
- From Amos to Salesville
- Theodosia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Theodosia
- From Amos to Theodosia
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 Amos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amos.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amos. 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 Amos.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amos. See our Newspapers Page for Amos.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amos ...
Looking for more information about Amos? 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 Amos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amos.
Adding Amos to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amos 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 Amos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Amos post office opened in 1884.
We also found Amos in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amos.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Amos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Amos area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |