Welcome to Chastain ...
So far, we found very little information about Chastain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chastain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chastain, please Contact Us.
Chastain was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Chastain would have been located within present day Baxter County<2>.
The location of Chastain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chastain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chastain is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Chastain was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Chastain once stood is in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Chastain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chastain - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chastain.
Communities near Chastain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chastain.
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
- Gassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
- Gassville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <5>
- Calico Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico Rock
- Calico Rock is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calico Rock <5>
- Flippin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Flippin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <5>
- Cotter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Cotter is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <5>
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Salesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
- Salesville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <5>
- Briarcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
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 Chastain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chastain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chastain. 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 Chastain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chastain. See our Newspapers Page for Chastain.
Adding Chastain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chastain 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 Chastain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chastain post office opened in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chastain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
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 Chastain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, 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 Chastain - 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/ |