Welcome to Arkinda ...

Arkinda is located in Little River County<1>.

The location of Arkinda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkinda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Arkinda is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arkinda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Arkinda is within the boundaries of the (870) area code.

Websites for Arkinda ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.littlerivercounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Arkinda, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Arkinda ...

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

• De Queen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
  • De Queen is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
• Horatio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Horatio is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
• Foreman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Foreman is located in Little River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <4>
• Wilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Little River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Haworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <4>
• Winthrop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Little River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Cerrogordo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
• Alleene
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
  • Alleene is located in Little River County
• Norwoodville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
• Process City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Process City is located in Sevier County

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 Arkinda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arkinda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkinda ...

Looking for more information about Arkinda? 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 Arkinda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arkinda.

Adding Arkinda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arkinda in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arkinda was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

We also found Arkinda in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Arkinda post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkinda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arkinda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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