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Welcome to Horatio ...

The city of Horatio is located in Sevier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horatio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Horatio has a population of 1,031 people<2> (see below for details).

Horatio is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Horatio: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Horatio: 71842<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Horatio had an population of 1,031 people. This is a decrease of 1.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Horatio had a population of 1,044 people (or 6.09% of the total population of Sevier County). This makes Horatio the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Horatio represents 0.04% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,044 people, the population of Horatio increased 4.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 997 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Horatio.

Communities Also Named Horatio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Horatio - they are located in Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Horatio ...

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

  • De Queen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Foreman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lockesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Wilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <6>
  • Haworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <6>
  • Winthrop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gillham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Ben Lomond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Process City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
  • Cerrogordo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horatio ...

Looking for more information about Horatio? 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 Horatio, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Horatio.

Adding Horatio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horatio 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 Horatio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Horatio post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horatio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Horatio.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horatio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Horatio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Horatio area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Horatio). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Horatio or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/