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>.
The location of Imelda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Imelda was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Imelda still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities near Imelda ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Imelda.
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <5>
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
- Black Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pearcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearcy
- Pearcy is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearcy <5>
- Joplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
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 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Imelda.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Imelda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |