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Welcome to Gamaliel ...

Gamaliel is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Gamaliel is located in Baxter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gamaliel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Gamaliel is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gamaliel: 870 & 327<3>

The ZIP code for Gamaliel: 72537<4>

Communities Also Named Gamaliel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gamaliel - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Gamaliel ...

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

  • Mountain Home
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gassville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norfork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Salesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Briarcliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Bakersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gamaliel ...

Looking for more information about Gamaliel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gamaliel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gamaliel.

Adding Gamaliel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gamaliel post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gamaliel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gamaliel - 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 Gamaliel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Gamaliel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gamaliel). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gamaliel or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/