Welcome to Island ...

Island is located in Sebastian County<1>.

The location of Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Island is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Island is located in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Island - they are located in Delaware (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Island ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Alma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Ozark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• Lavaca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
• Arkoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <4>
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island ...

Looking for more information about Island? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Island.

Adding Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island 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 Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Island post office opened in 1890.

We also found Island in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/