Welcome to Electric ...
So far, we found very little information about Electric. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Electric to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Electric, please Contact Us.
Electric would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.
The location of Electric has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Electric, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Electric is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Electric was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Electric once stood is in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Electric ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Electric - they are located in California, Montana and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Electric.
Communities near Electric ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Electric.
- Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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>
- Mountain Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Fountain Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lonsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Lonsdale is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <5>
- Magnet Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Hot Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Village
- Hot Springs Village is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs Village <5>
- Jessieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Jessieville is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessieville <5>
- Paron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
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 Electric. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Electric.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Electric. 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 Electric.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Electric. See our Newspapers Page for Electric.
Adding Electric to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Electric in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Electric was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Electric post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Electric.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Electric, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Electric - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |