Welcome to Stafford ...

Stafford is located in Yell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stafford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Stafford is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Stafford: (479)

Communities Also Named Stafford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Stafford - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stafford ...

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

• Russellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Dardanelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <4>
• Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Lamar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Ola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• London
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
• Plainview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
• Subiaco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subiaco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subiaco
  • Subiaco is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Subiaco <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 Stafford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stafford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stafford ...

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

Adding Stafford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stafford post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stafford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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