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Welcome to Ratcliff ...

The city of Ratcliff is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratcliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ratcliff has a population of 183 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Code for Ratcliff: 479

The ZIP code for Ratcliff: 72951<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ratcliff had an population of 183 people. This is a decrease of 9.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ratcliff had a population of 202 people. This makes Ratcliff the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 202 people, the population of Ratcliff increased 5.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 191 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ratcliff.

Communities Also Named Ratcliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ratcliff - they are located in Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Ratcliff ...

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

  • Booneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ozark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lavaca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <5>
  • Mulberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
  • Magazine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Magazine is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Altus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratcliff ...

Looking for more information about Ratcliff? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ratcliff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ratcliff.

Adding Ratcliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ratcliff 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 Ratcliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ratcliff post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratcliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ratcliff.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratcliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Ratcliff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ratcliff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/