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Welcome to Detonti ...

Detonti is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Detonti, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Detonti is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Detonti: 501

Communities near Detonti ...

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

  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Malvern
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <3>
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Haskell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shannon Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wrightsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rockport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Detonti ...

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

Adding Detonti to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Detonti 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 (so far) for Detonti was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Detonti post office opened in 1906. The Detonti post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Detonti.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Detonti - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/