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Welcome to Napoleon ...

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

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

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

Napoleon was established in 1820.

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

The Area Codes where Napoleon was located: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Napoleon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napoleon - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Napoleon ...

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

  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benoit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gunnison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merigold
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Beulah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arkansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Pace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Pace is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Watson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winstonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
    • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Christmas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Napoleon. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Napoleon.

Adding Napoleon to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Napoleon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Napoleon post office opened in 1837.

We also found Napoleon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napoleon.

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 Napoleon, 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>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 Napoleon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Napoleon 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>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.
<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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