Welcome to Lapile ...
Lapile is located in Union County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lapile, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Lapile is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lapile lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lapile: 870 & 327<3>
Communities near Lapile ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lapile.
- Crossett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <5>
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Lapile to Marion
- Huttig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Strong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Strong is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Strong
- From Lapile to Strong
- Felsenthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakland
- From Lapile to Oakland
- Urbana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Truxno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Truxno
- From Lapile to Truxno
- Blanchton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blanchton
- From Lapile to Blanchton
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lawson
- From Lapile to Lawson
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 Lapile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lapile.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lapile. 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 Lapile.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lapile. See our Newspapers Page for Lapile.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lapile ...
Looking for more information about Lapile? 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 Lapile, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lapile.
Adding Lapile to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lapile 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 Lapile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lapile post office opened in 1877.
We also found Lapile on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lapile.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lapile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/
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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lapile - 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 Lapile area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Lapile area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |