Welcome to Jericho ...

The town of Jericho is located in Crittenden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jericho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jericho has a population of 100 people<3> (see below for details).

Jericho is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Jericho and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Jericho: (870)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jericho had an population of 100 people. This is a decrease of 15.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 45.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jericho had a population of 119 people. This makes Jericho the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 119 people, the population of Jericho decreased 35.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 184 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

• Memphis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• West Memphis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <5>
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Millington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Marked Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <5>
• Earle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Earle is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <5>
• Hunt Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Parkin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
  • Parkin is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <5>
• Tyronza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyronza
  • Tyronza is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyronza <5>
• Turrell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
  • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...

Looking for more information about Jericho? 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 Jericho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jericho.

Adding Jericho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jericho 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 Jericho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jericho post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jericho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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