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Welcome to Freck ...

Freck is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Freck is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Freck is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Freck: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Freck ...

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

  • Gassville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bull Shoals
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Flippin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cotter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Western Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Pyatt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pyatt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Valley Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 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 Freck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freck ...

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

Adding Freck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Freck post office opened in 1906. The Freck post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freck - 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 Freck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Freck 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>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/