RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Craighead County >> Egypt | Index... |
Welcome to Egypt ...The town of Egypt is located in Craighead County<1>. The location of Egypt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Egypt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Egypt has a population of 111 people<3> (see below for details). Egypt is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Egypt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Egypt is within the boundaries of the (870) area code. The ZIP code for Egypt: 72427<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Egypt had an population of 111 people. This is a decrease of 0.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.9% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Egypt had a population of 112 people. This makes Egypt the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Egypt increased 10.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 101 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Egypt. Communities Also Named Egypt ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Egypt - they are located in Alabama (3), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Vermont (2), Washington and West Virginia (3). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Egypt. Communities near Egypt ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Egypt.
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 Egypt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Egypt. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Egypt. 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 Egypt. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt. See our Newspapers Page for Egypt. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egypt ...Looking for more information about Egypt? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Egypt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Egypt. Adding Egypt to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Egypt 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 Egypt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Egypt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Egypt. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egypt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/ The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024