Welcome to Finch ...

Finch is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Finch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Finch is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Finch: (870)

Communities Also Named Finch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Finch - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Finch ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Paragould
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Brookland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Lake City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Bono
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
• Hoxie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
• Monette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <4>
• Marmaduke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
  • Marmaduke is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finch ...

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

Adding Finch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Finch post office opened in 1878.

We also found Finch on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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