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Welcome to Short ...

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

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


Short would have been located within present day White County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Short, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Short is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Short was located: 501

Communities Also Named Short ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Short - they are located in Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Short ...

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

  • Searcy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Heber Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
  • Bald Knob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Judsonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kensett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Higginson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Higginson is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradford is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • McRae
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Pangburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Bud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Short to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Short in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Short was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Short post office opened in 1901. The Short post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Short.

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