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Welcome to Star of the West ...

So far, we found very little information about Star of the West. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Star of the West to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Star of the West, please Contact Us.

Star of the West would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Star of the West, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Star of the West is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Star of the West was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Star of the West was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities near Star of the West ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Star of the West.

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

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

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

Adding Star of the West to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Star of the West in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Star of the West was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Star of the West post office opened in 1860.

We also found Star of the West in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Star of the West.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Star of the West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Star of the West - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Star of the West area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Star of the West area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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