Welcome to Mobley ...
So far, we found very little information about Mobley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mobley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mobley, please Contact Us.
Mobley would have been located within present day Sharp County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mobley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mobley is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mobley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Mobley was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Mobley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Mobley: This one is located in Sharp County and the other is located in Independence County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Mobley - they are located in Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mobley.
Communities near Mobley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mobley.
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Swifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Sulphur Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Mobley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mobley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mobley. 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 Mobley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mobley. See our Newspapers Page for Mobley.
Adding Mobley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mobley 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 (so far) for Mobley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mobley post office opened in 1891. The Mobley post office closed in 1954.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mobley.
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 Mobley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sharp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mobley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Mobley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Mobley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |