Welcome to Townsley ...
So far, we found very little information about Townsley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Townsley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Townsley, please Contact Us.
Townsley would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Townsley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Townsley is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Townsley is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Townsley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Townsley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Townsley.
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Boxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Mossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Ponca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
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 Townsley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townsley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Townsley. 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 Townsley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Townsley. See our Newspapers Page for Townsley.
Adding Townsley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Townsley 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 Townsley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Townsley post office opened in 1913. The Townsley post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Townsley.
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 Townsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Townsley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |