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Welcome to Secrest ...

So far, we found very little information about Secrest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Secrest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Secrest, please Contact Us.


Secrest would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Secrest is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Secrest was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Secrest ...

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

  • Pine Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • White Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • England
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wrightsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Altheimer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Humphrey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Humnoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Keo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keo is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <4>
  • Wabbaseka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people

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

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

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

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