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Welcome to Rule ...

Rule is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Rule is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rule, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Rule is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rule ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rule - they are located in Kansas, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Rule ...

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

  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eureka Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Omaha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Eye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Blue Eye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Rudd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rudd is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rule ...

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

Adding Rule to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rule 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 Rule was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rule post office opened in 1874. The Rule post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rule.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rule - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/