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Welcome to Formosa ...

Formosa is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Formosa is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

Formosa is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Formosa: 501

Communities Also Named Formosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Formosa - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Formosa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Formosa ...

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

Adding Formosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Formosa 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 Formosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Formosa post office opened in 1892. The Formosa post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Formosa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Formosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/