RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Randolph County >> AtticaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas





Welcome to Attica ...

Attica is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Attica, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Attica is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Attica: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Attica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Attica - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Attica ...

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

  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Imboden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
    • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <4>
  • Black Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <4>
  • College City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Ravenden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
    • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <4>
  • Portia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
    • Portia is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <4>
  • Reyno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Reyno
    • From Attica to Reyno
  • Maynard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Biggers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attica ...

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

Adding Attica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Attica 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 Attica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Attica post office opened in 1889.

We also found Attica in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Attica.

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

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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attica - 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 Attica area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Attica area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025