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Welcome to Mangrum ...

Mangrum is located in Craighead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mangrum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mangrum is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mangrum: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Mangrum ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Paragould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Trumann
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manila
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marked Tree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Leachville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Lepanto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mangrum ...

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

Adding Mangrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mangrum 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 Mangrum was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mangrum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mangrum - 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 Mangrum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Mangrum 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.