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Welcome to Sills ...

Sills is located in Yell County<1>.

Sills is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sills: 479

Communities Also Named Sills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sills - they are located in Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sills ...

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

  • Russellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dardanelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Ola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • London
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Sills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sills ...

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

Adding Sills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sills 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 for Sills was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sills.

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 Sills - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.