Welcome to Gabriel ...
So far, we found very little information about Gabriel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gabriel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gabriel, please Contact Us.
Gabriel would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabriel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gabriel is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gabriel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Gabriel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gabriel - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gabriel.
Communities near Gabriel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gabriel.
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Tilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Rex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Witt's Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Alread
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Caglesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
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 Gabriel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gabriel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gabriel. 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 Gabriel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gabriel. See our Newspapers Page for Gabriel.
Adding Gabriel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gabriel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gabriel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gabriel post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabriel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gabriel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gabriel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |