Welcome to Gamaliel ...

Gamaliel is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Gamaliel is located in Baxter County<1>.

The location of Gamaliel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Gamaliel lies within the (870) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
• Gassville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <5>
• Gainesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Ozark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Lakeview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
• Norfork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
  • Norfork is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <5>
• Salesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Salesville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <5>
• Viola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <5>
• Briarcliff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Bakersfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Henderson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Baxter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>

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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gamaliel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/