Welcome to Imelda ...
So far, we found very little information about Imelda. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Imelda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Imelda, please Contact Us.
Imelda would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Imelda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Imelda is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Imelda was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Imelda was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Imelda ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Imelda.
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Black Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Pearcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
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 Imelda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Imelda.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Imelda. 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 Imelda.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Imelda. See our Newspapers Page for Imelda.
Adding Imelda to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Imelda 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 Imelda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Imelda post office opened in 1916. The Imelda post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Imelda.
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 Imelda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Imelda - 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 Imelda area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Imelda area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |