RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Van Buren County >> East MountainIndex...

Welcome to East Mountain ...

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

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

East Mountain was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

East Mountain would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for East Mountain: E. Mountain

While the community is gone, the present day location for East Mountain is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where East Mountain was located: 501

Communities Also Named East Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Mountain - they are located in Connecticut, Nova Scotia and Texas.

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

Communities near East Mountain ...

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

  • Heber Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
  • Greenbrier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greers Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Guy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Twin Groves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Shirley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

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 East Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Mountain - 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.