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Welcome to Luna ...

Luna is located in Chicot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Luna is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Luna: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Luna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Luna - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Luna ...

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

  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Leland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Dermott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eudora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Metcalfe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Arkansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Montrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jerome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Lamont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luna ...

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

Adding Luna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luna 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 (so far) for Luna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Luna post office opened in 1859. The Luna post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Chicot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luna - 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 Luna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Luna 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/