Welcome to Sturgis ...
So far, we found very little information about Sturgis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sturgis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sturgis, please Contact Us.
Sturgis would have been located within present day Bradley County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sturgis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sturgis is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sturgis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sturgis was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Sturgis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sturgis - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sturgis.
Communities near Sturgis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sturgis.
- Crossett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huttig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Fountain Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Felsenthal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Blanchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
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 Sturgis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sturgis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sturgis. 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 Sturgis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sturgis. See our Newspapers Page for Sturgis.
Adding Sturgis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sturgis 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 Sturgis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sturgis post office opened in 1887. The Sturgis post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sturgis.
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 Sturgis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sturgis - 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 Sturgis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Sturgis 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> | 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/ |