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Welcome to Shake Rag ...

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

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


Shake Rag was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Shake Rag would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shake Rag is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Shake Rag was located: 501

Communities Also Named Shake Rag ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Shake Rag - they are located in Georgia (2), Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Shake Rag ...

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

  • Fairfield Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Greers Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Guy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Leslie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Damascus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Twin Groves
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Shirley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Higden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Crabtree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree

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

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

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

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 Shake Rag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shake Rag - 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.