Welcome to Caledonia ...

Caledonia is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caledonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Caledonia is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Caledonia is within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Caledonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Caledonia - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caledonia ...

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

• El Dorado
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
• Bernice
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
• Norphlet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
  • Norphlet is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
• Junction City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Junction City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Strong
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Strong is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <4>
• Calion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
  • Calion is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
• Spearsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
  • Spearsville is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <4>
• Lillie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
  • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <4>
• Scotland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Union 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 Caledonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caledonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caledonia ...

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

Adding Caledonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caledonia post office opened in 1872.

We also found Caledonia on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caledonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

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