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Welcome to Serene ...

Serene is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Serene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

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

Area Codes for Serene: 870 & 327<2>

Communities Also Named Serene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Serene - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Serene ...

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

  • Pocahontas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoxie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Imboden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Black Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • College City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Lafe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lafe is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Portia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Reyno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Reyno
    • From Serene to Reyno
  • Maynard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Serene ...

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

Adding Serene to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Serene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Serene post office opened in 1880. The Serene post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Serene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Serene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Serene area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/