Welcome to Solo ...

Solo is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Solo is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Solo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Solo - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Solo ...

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

• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Hector
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hector is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <3>
• Laurel ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
• Scottsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
• Tilly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tilly is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
• Appleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
• Caglesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Caglesville is located in Pope County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
• Witt's Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
• Rex
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rex is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
• Jerusalem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solo ...

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

Adding Solo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Solo post office opened in 1898. The Solo post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solo.