Welcome to Divide ...

So far, we found very little information about Divide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Divide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Divide, please Contact Us.

Divide would have been located within present day Conway County<2>.

The location of Divide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Divide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Divide is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Divide was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Divide once stood is in the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Divide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Divide.

Communities near Divide ...

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

• Russellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <5>
• Morrilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrilton
  • Morrilton is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton <5>
• Dardanelle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <5>
• Pottsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
• Atkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <5>
• Perryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Ola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
  • Ola is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <5>
• Plumerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <5>
• Oppelo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
  • Oppelo is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Plainview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <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 Divide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Divide.

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

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

Adding Divide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Divide 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 Divide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Divide post office opened in 1889.

We also found Divide in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Divide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/