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Welcome to Palarm ...

Palarm is located in Faulkner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palarm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Palarm is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Palarm: 501

Communities near Palarm ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • North Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Maumelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vilonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mayflower
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palarm ...

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

Adding Palarm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palarm post office opened in 1856.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palarm.

Footnotes ...

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