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Welcome to Catcher ...

Catcher is located in Crawford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Catcher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Catcher is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Catcher: (479)

Communities near Catcher ...

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

  • Fort Smith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Buren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Barling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pocola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
    • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
  • Roland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
  • Muldrow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
    • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
  • Lavaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catcher ...

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

Adding Catcher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Catcher post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catcher.

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/

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 Crawford, 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 Catcher - 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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