Welcome to Chimes ...
Chimes is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Chimes is located in Van Buren County<1>.
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The location of Chimes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chimes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Chimes is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Chimes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Chimes: 501
Communities near Chimes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chimes.
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
- Alread
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Copeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Witt's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Watts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
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 Chimes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chimes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chimes. 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 Chimes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chimes. See our Newspapers Page for Chimes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chimes ...
Looking for more information about Chimes? 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 Chimes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chimes.
Adding Chimes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chimes 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 Chimes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chimes post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chimes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chimes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Van Buren, 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 Chimes - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |