Welcome to Cash ...

The town of Cash is located in Craighead County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cash has a population of 360 people<3> (see below for details).

Cash is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Cash: (870)

The ZIP code for Cash: 72421<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cash had an population of 360 people. This is an increase of 5.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cash had a population of 342 people. This makes Cash the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Cash represents 0.01% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 333rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 342 people, the population of Cash increased 16.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 294 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cash.

Communities Also Named Cash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cash - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cash ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <6>
• Walnut Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <6>
• Bono
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <6>
• Hoxie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
• Tuckerman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
  • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <6>
• Swifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Weiner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
  • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
• Grubbs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Sedgwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <6>
• Alicia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
  • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cash ...

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

Adding Cash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cash 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 Cash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cash post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cash. 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/