Welcome to Hand ...
So far, we found very little information about Hand. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hand to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hand, please Contact Us.
Hand was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Hand would have been located within present day Baxter County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Hand, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909. The community was inundated by Norfork Lake.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hand is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hand was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hand still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Hand ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hand - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hand.
Communities near Hand ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hand.
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
- Gassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
- Calico Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico Rock
- Calico Rock is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calico Rock <6>
- Cotter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Cotter is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <6>
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Norfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
- Salesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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 <6>
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
- Briarcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
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 Hand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hand.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hand. 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 Hand.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hand. See our Newspapers Page for Hand.
Adding Hand to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hand 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 Hand was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hand post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hand.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Hand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |