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Welcome to Shark ...

Shark is located in Yell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shark, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Shark is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shark: 479

Communities near Shark ...

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

  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • Magazine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Magazine is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Plainview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Briggsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Briggsville is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Wing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wing is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shark ...

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

Adding Shark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shark 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 Shark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shark post office opened in 1885. The Shark post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shark.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shark - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/