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Welcome to Blick ...

Blick is located in Conway County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Blick is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Blick: (501)

Communities near Blick ...

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

  • Morrilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Atkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
    • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
  • Plumerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oppelo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Hector
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
  • Twin Groves
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Menifee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
    • Menifee is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <4>
  • Middleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Conway 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 Blick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blick ...

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

Adding Blick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blick 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 Blick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blick post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blick.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blick. 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 Conway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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