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Welcome to Medford ...

So far, we found very little information about Medford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Medford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Medford, please Contact Us.


Medford would have been located within present day Desha County<2>.


The location of Medford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Medford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Medford is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Medford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Medford would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Medford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Medford - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medford ...

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

  • Dumas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <5>
  • Gould
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Gillett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mitchellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Tillar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
    • Tillar is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Watson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Reed
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Pickens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Pickens is located in Desha 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 Medford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medford.

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

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

Adding Medford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Medford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medford post office opened in 1875.

We also found Medford on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medford.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Medford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Desha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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