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Welcome to Mount Nebo ...

Mount Nebo is located in Yell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Nebo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Nebo: Mt. Nebo

Mount Nebo is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Nebo: 479

Communities Also Named Mount Nebo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Mount Nebo - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Mount Nebo ...

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

  • Russellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dardanelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pottsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Ola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Knoxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Nebo ...

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

Adding Mount Nebo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Nebo 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 Mount Nebo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Nebo post office opened in 1889.

We also found Mount Nebo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Nebo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Nebo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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