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Welcome to Arthur ...

Arthur is located in Conway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Arthur is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arthur: 501

Communities Also Named Arthur ...

While we believe that this Arthur is located in Conway County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Arthur. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant and Poinsett County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 30 communities that are also named Arthur - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arthur.

Communities near Arthur ...

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

  • Conway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Morrilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbrier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Atkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wooster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Guy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Plumerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oppelo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Damascus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin Groves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Arthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arthur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arthur ...

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

Adding Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arthur 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 (so far) for Arthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arthur post office opened in 1882. The Arthur post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arthur.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Conway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arthur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/