Welcome to Ranger ...

Ranger is located in Yell County<1>.

The location of Ranger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Ranger is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ranger: (479)

Communities Also Named Ranger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ranger - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ranger ...

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

• Russellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Dardanelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <4>
• Pottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Ola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
  • Ola is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <4>
• London
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Knoxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
• Plainview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
• Belleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Havana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <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 Ranger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ranger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranger ...

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

Adding Ranger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ranger post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ranger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/