Welcome to Kay ...
Kay is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Kay is located in Searcy County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
Kay is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kay: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Kay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Kay: This one is located in Searcy County and the other is located in Prairie County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Kay - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kay.
Communities near Kay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kay.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
- Saint Joe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <4>
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Dennard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard
- Dennard is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennard <4>
- Rumley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Tilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Witt's Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy 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 Kay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kay. 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 Kay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kay. See our Newspapers Page for Kay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kay ...
Looking for more information about Kay? 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 Kay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kay.
Adding Kay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kay 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 Kay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kay post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Kay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Kay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |