Welcome to Kerlin ...

Kerlin is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Kerlin is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kerlin lies within the (870) area code.

Communities near Kerlin ...

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

• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Springhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Haynesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
• Stamps
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
  • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
• Waldo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Cullen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Stephens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
  • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <4>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• McNeil
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • McNeil is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeil <4>
• Emerson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerlin ...

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

Adding Kerlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kerlin post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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