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Welcome to Self ...

Self is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Self is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Self, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Self is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Self: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Self ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Self - they are located in Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Self ...

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

  • Harrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Branson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Branson is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <4>
  • Hollister
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
  • Green Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Diamond City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bergman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellefonte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Alpena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lead Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Self ...

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

Adding Self to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Self post office opened in 1893. The Self post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Self.

Footnotes ...

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