Welcome to Little Bay ...
Little Bay is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
Little Bay is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Little Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Little Bay: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Little Bay ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Bay.
Communities near Little Bay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Bay.
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
- Smackover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
- Smackover is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <4>
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
- East Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
- East Camden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Norphlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Calion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Harrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Louann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
- Louann is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Joyce City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita 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 Little Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Bay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Bay. 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 Little Bay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Little Bay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Bay ...
Looking for more information about Little Bay? 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 Little Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Bay.
Adding Little Bay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Bay 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 Little Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Little Bay post office opened in 1852.
We also found Little Bay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Bay. 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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Bay - 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 Little Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Little Bay 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |