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Welcome to Patrick ...

Patrick is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Patrick is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Patrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Patrick - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Patrick ...

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

  • Elkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <3>
  • West Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
  • Greenland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Winslow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Brashears
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brashears is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
  • Hazel Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
  • Thompson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patrick ...

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

Adding Patrick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patrick post office opened in 1889. The Patrick post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patrick.

Footnotes ...

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