Welcome to Little Italy ...

Little Italy is primarily located in Perry County<1>. A portion of Little Italy extends into Pulaski County.

Little Italy is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Little Italy: (501)

Little Italy was founded December 23, 1915.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Little Italy: Founded by 5 families of Italian immigrants, who had originally settled in Chicago and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Websites for Little Italy ...

Official Website: www.littleitalyarkansas.com

Communities Also Named Little Italy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Little Italy - they are located in Alabama, California, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Little Italy ...

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

• Conway
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway<4>
• Maumelle
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle<4>
• Morrilton
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  • Morrilton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton<4>
• Mayflower
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  • Mayflower lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower<4>
• Perryville
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  • Perryville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville<4>
• Wooster
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wooster
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster<4>
• Plumerville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville<4>
• Oppelo
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
  • Oppelo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oppelo
• Cammack Village
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
  • Cammack Village lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cammack Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cammack Village
• Bigelow
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
  • Bigelow lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Little Italy.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bigelow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigelow<4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Italy ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Little Italy: www.littleitalyarkansas.com

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