Welcome to Arkansas ...
So far, we found very little information about Arkansas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Arkansas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arkansas, please Contact Us.
Arkansas would have been located within present day Arkansas County<2>.
The location of Arkansas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkansas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Arkansas is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Arkansas was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Arkansas would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Arkansas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arkansas - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arkansas.
Communities near Arkansas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arkansas.
- Dumas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Dumas is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <5>
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- De Witt is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Gillett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Gillett is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <5>
- Mitchellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Desha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Tichnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichnor
- Tichnor is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tichnor <5>
- Pickens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Arkansas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arkansas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arkansas. 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 Arkansas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkansas. See our Newspapers Page for Arkansas.
Adding Arkansas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arkansas 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 Arkansas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Arkansas post office opened in 1817.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkansas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Arkansas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Arkansas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arkansas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |