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Welcome to Upper Poplar Ridge ...

Upper Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Upper Poplar Ridge: Upper Poplar Rdg. (or less commonly used: Upper Poplar Rdge. or Upper Poplar Ridg.)

Upper Poplar Ridge is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Upper Poplar Ridge: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Upper Poplar Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Poplar Ridge.

  • Jonesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Paragould
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trumann
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Manila
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Manila is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Monette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Caraway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Poplar Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Poplar Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Upper Poplar Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Upper Poplar Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.