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Welcome to Catalpa ...

Catalpa is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catalpa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Catalpa is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Catalpa: 479

Communities Also Named Catalpa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Catalpa - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Catalpa ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Coal Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Saint Paul
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Wiederkehr Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Ozone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Batson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Batson is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Lone Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catalpa ...

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

Adding Catalpa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catalpa 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 (so far) for Catalpa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Catalpa post office opened in 1902. The Catalpa post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catalpa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catalpa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/