Welcome to Spikes ...

Spikes is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spikes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

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

Area Codes for Spikes: 870 & 327<2>

Communities near Spikes ...

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

• Pocahontas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pocahontas
  • From Spikes to Pocahontas
• Doniphan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Ripley County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
• Imboden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
  • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <3>
• College City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Ravenden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <3>
• Reyno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
  • Reyno is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Former names for Reyno:
  • Cherokee Bay
  • Esselwood
  • Needmore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reyno
  • From Spikes to Reyno
• Maynard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maynard
  • From Spikes to Maynard
• Biggers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
  • Biggers is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Biggers
  • From Spikes to Biggers
• O'Kean
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
  • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to O'Kean
  • From Spikes to O'Kean
• Success
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Success is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spikes ...

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

Adding Spikes to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Spikes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Spikes post office opened in 1882.

We also found Spikes on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spikes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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