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Welcome to Calmer ...

Calmer is located in Cleveland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Calmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Calmer is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Calmer: (870)

Communities Also Named Calmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Calmer - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Calmer ...

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

  • Pine Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
    • Rison is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <4>
  • Kingsland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Toledo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Cleveland County
  • Cornerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
    • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
  • Pansy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
  • Pinebergen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
    • Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
  • Rye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Cleveland County
  • Yorktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Lincoln 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 Calmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calmer ...

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

Adding Calmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Calmer post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calmer.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calmer. 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 Cleveland, 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 Calmer - 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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