Welcome to Rumley ...

Rumley is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Rumley is primarily located in Van Buren County<1>. A portion of Rumley extends into Searcy County.

Rumley was established in 1866.

Rumley is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rumley: 501

Communities Also Named Rumley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rumley - they are located in Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Rumley ...

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

• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Rumley to Clinton
• Fairfield Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairfield Bay
  • From Rumley to Fairfield Bay
• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <3>
• Shirley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <3>
• Big Flat
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flat
  • Big Flat is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Flat
  • From Rumley to Big Flat
• Gilbert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
• Watts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Searcy County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Watts
  • From Rumley to Watts
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Searcy County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baker
  • From Rumley to Baker
• Alco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Alco is located in Stone County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rumley ...

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

Adding Rumley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rumley 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 Rumley was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rumley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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