Welcome to Soudan ...

Soudan is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of Soudan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soudan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Soudan is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Soudan is within the boundaries of the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Soudan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Soudan - they are located in California, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Soudan ...

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

• Forrest City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• West Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Marianna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Hughes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Tunica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Caldwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Widener
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Lexa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soudan ...

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

Adding Soudan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soudan post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soudan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Soudan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/