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Welcome to Galla Rock ...

Galla Rock is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galla Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

Galla Rock is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Galla Rock ...

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

  • Russellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dardanelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Plumerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galla Rock ...

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

Adding Galla Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Galla Rock post office opened in 1842. The Galla Rock post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galla Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galla Rock - 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/