Welcome to Poplar Corner ...
Poplar Corner is located in Mississippi County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Poplar Corner: Poplar Cor. (or less commonly used: Poplar Crn.)
Poplar Corner is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Poplar Corner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Poplar Corner: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Poplar Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Poplar Corner - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Corner.
Communities near Poplar Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poplar Corner.
- Paragould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gosnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Leachville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Senath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Caraway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
- Caraway is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <4>
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 Poplar Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poplar Corner. 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 Poplar Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Poplar Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Corner ...
Looking for more information about Poplar Corner? 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 Poplar Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Poplar Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |