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Welcome to Pugh ...

Pugh is located in Ashley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pugh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Pugh is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pugh: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Pugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pugh - they are located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pugh ...

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

  • Crossett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hermitage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Huttig
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Huttig is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Fountain Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Felsenthal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Felsenthal is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • North Crossett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
  • Blanchton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blanchton is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
  • West Crossett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
  • Johnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pugh ...

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

Adding Pugh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pugh post office opened in 1914. The Pugh post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pugh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pugh - 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 Pugh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Pugh 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>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/