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Welcome to Nunley ...

Nunley is located in Polk County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Wickes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandervoort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Potter Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Big Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Rich Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain

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 (so far) for Nunley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nunley post office opened in 1904. The Nunley post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nunley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nunley - 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>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/