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Welcome to Caraway ...The city of Caraway is located in Craighead County<1>. The location of Caraway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Caraway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Caraway has a population of 1,286 people<3> (see below for details). Caraway is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Caraway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Caraway lies within the (870) area code. The ZIP code for Caraway: 72419<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Caraway had an population of 1,286 people. This is an increase of 0.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.67% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Caraway had a population of 1,279 people. This makes Caraway the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Caraway represents 0.04% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,279 people, the population of Caraway decreased 5.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,349 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Caraway. Communities Also Named Caraway ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Caraway - they are located in Mississippi and North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caraway. Communities near Caraway ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caraway.
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 Caraway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caraway. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caraway. 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 Caraway. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caraway. See our Newspapers Page for Caraway. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caraway ...Looking for more information about Caraway? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Caraway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caraway. Adding Caraway to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Caraway 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 Caraway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Caraway on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arkansas (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Caraway. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caraway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/ The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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