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Welcome to Overcup ...

Overcup is located in Conway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Overcup, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Overcup is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Overcup: 501

Communities Also Named Overcup ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Overcup: This one is located in Conway County and the other is located in Woodruff County.

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

Communities near Overcup ...

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

  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Morrilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbrier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Atkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wooster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Plumerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oppelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Damascus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bigelow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Overcup ...

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

Adding Overcup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Overcup 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 Overcup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Overcup post office opened in 1898. The Overcup post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Overcup.

Footnotes ...

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