Welcome to Floss ...

Floss is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Floss is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Floss lies within the (479) area code.

Communities near Floss ...

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

• Farmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Prairie Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <4>
• Stilwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <4>
• West Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <4>
• Lincoln
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Westville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Cedarville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Greenland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
• Mountainburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <4>
• Winslow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <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 Floss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floss ...

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

Adding Floss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Floss post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

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