Welcome to Booker ...

Booker is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Booker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Booker is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Booker: 501

Communities Also Named Booker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Booker: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Crittenden County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 6 communities that are also named Booker - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Booker ...

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

• Little Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little Rock
  • From Booker to Little Rock
• North Little Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Little Rock
  • From Booker to North Little Rock
• Jacksonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jacksonville
  • From Booker to Jacksonville
• Cabot
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cabot
  • From Booker to Cabot
• Maumelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maumelle
  • From Booker to Maumelle
• Vilonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <3>
• Austin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Austin
  • From Booker to Austin
• Lonoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lonoke
  • From Booker to Lonoke
• Shannon Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Alexander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alexander
  • From Booker to Alexander

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booker ...

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

Adding Booker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Booker post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Booker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

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