Welcome to Rest ...
So far, we found very little information about Rest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rest, please Contact Us.
Rest would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rest, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rest is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Rest was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Rest was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Rest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rest - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rest.
Communities near Rest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rest.
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Star City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Crigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Rye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Tyro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
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 Rest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rest. 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 Rest.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rest. See our Newspapers Page for Rest.
Adding Rest to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rest in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rest post office opened in 1892. The Rest post office closed in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rest.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Rest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |