Welcome to Little Italy ...

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

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.

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

Area Code for Little Italy: 501

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.

Websites for Little Italy ...

Official Website: www.littleitalyarkansas.com

Communities near Little Italy ...

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

• Conway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conway
  • From Little Italy to Conway
• Maumelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maumelle
  • From Little Italy to Maumelle
• Morrilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrilton
  • Morrilton is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morrilton
  • From Little Italy to Morrilton
• Mayflower
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mayflower
  • From Little Italy to Mayflower
• Perryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Wooster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wooster
  • From Little Italy to Wooster
• Plumerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plumerville
  • From Little Italy to Plumerville
• Oppelo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
  • Oppelo is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Cammack Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cammack Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
  • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
• Bigelow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
  • Bigelow is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigelow <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bigelow
  • From Little Italy to Bigelow

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/