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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Chant was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Chant was located: 479
Communities near Chant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chant.
- Mena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gate ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Parks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Board Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Rich Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
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 (so far) for Chant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Chant post office opened in 1906. The Chant post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chant.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Chant - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |