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Welcome to Snowball ...

Snowball is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Snowball is located in Searcy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snowball, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Snowball is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Snowball: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Snowball ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Snowball - they are located in Arizona and Ontario.

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

Communities near Snowball ...

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

  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Leslie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Western Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Valley Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Everton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pindall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pindall is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Witt's Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Watts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowball ...

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

Adding Snowball to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snowball 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 Snowball was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Snowball post office opened in 1888. The Snowball post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snowball.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snowball - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Snowball area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Snowball area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/