Welcome to Chant ...
So far, we found very little information about Chant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chant, please Contact Us.
Chant would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Chant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chant is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Chant was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Chant still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.
Communities near Chant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chant.
- Mena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Mena is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <5>
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <5>
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Oden is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <5>
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Rich Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Chant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chant. 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 Chant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chant. See our Newspapers Page for Chant.
Adding Chant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chant in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chant post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |