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Welcome to Steele ...

Steele is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steele, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Steele is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Steele: 479

Communities Also Named Steele ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Steele - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Steele ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bentonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Centerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Siloam Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cave Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 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 Steele. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steele.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steele ...

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

Adding Steele to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Steele 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 (so far) for Steele was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Steele post office opened in 1913. The Steele post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steele.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Steele - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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