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Welcome to George ...

George is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

George is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of George, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

George is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for George: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named George ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named George - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near George ...

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

  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ponca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boxley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boxley is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Dryfork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for George ...

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

Adding George to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the George post office opened in 1907. The George post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for George.

Footnotes ...

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