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Welcome to Ratio ...

Ratio is located in Phillips County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Ratio is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ratio: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Ratio ...

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

  • Friars Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Elaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Lakeview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Saint Charles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alligator
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Lambrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lambrook is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
  • Crumrod
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
  • Sunflower Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
  • Wabash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wabash is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratio ...

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

Adding Ratio to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ratio post office opened in 1916. The Ratio post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratio.

Footnotes ...

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