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Welcome to Ebony ...

Ebony is located in Crittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ebony, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Ebony is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ebony: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Ebony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ebony - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ebony ...

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

  • Memphis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
  • West Memphis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Earle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Walls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
  • Hunt Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
  • Parkin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Turrell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Crawfordsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edmondson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 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 Ebony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ebony.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ebony ...

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

Adding Ebony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ebony 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 Ebony was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ebony post office opened in 1892. The Ebony post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ebony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Crittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ebony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Ebony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Ebony area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/