Welcome to Truth ...
So far, we found very little information about Truth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Truth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Truth, please Contact Us.
Truth would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.
The location of Truth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Truth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Truth is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Truth was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Truth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Truth - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Truth.
Communities near Truth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Truth.
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Berryville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
- Green Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <5>
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Hindsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsville
- Hindsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsville <5>
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
- Dryfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Metalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Rudd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Witter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
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 Truth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Truth. 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 Truth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Truth. See our Newspapers Page for Truth.
Adding Truth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Truth 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 Truth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Truth post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Truth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Truth, 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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Truth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |