Welcome to Gulpha ...
So far, we found very little information about Gulpha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gulpha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gulpha, please Contact Us.
Gulpha would have been located within present day Garland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulpha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gulpha is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gulpha was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Gulpha was located: 501
Communities near Gulpha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gulpha.
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Fountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Traskwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Perla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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 Gulpha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulpha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulpha. 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 Gulpha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulpha. See our Newspapers Page for Gulpha.
Adding Gulpha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gulpha 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 (so far) for Gulpha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gulpha post office opened in 1900. The Gulpha post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulpha.
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 Gulpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gulpha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |