Welcome to Forty Four ...
Forty Four is located in Izard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forty Four, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
Forty Four is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Forty Four lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Forty Four: 870 & 327<3>
Communities near Forty Four ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forty Four.
- Mountain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calico Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Norfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Briarcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
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 Forty Four. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forty Four.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forty Four. 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 Forty Four.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forty Four. See our Newspapers Page for Forty Four.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forty Four ...
Looking for more information about Forty Four? 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 Forty Four, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forty Four.
Adding Forty Four to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forty Four 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 Forty Four was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Forty Four post office opened in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forty Four.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Izard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forty Four - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Forty Four area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Forty Four area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |