Welcome to Nunley ...

Nunley is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Nunley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nunley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Nunley is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Nunley ...

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

• Mena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Wickes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Wickes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <4>
• Hatfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <4>
• Cove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Vandervoort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Potter Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
• Potter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County
• Big Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
  • Big Fork is located in Polk County
• Rich Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
• Y City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott 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 Nunley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nunley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nunley ...

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

Adding Nunley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nunley post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nunley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nunley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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