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Welcome to Valentine ...

Valentine is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Valentine is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Valentine: 501

Communities Also Named Valentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Valentine - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Valentine ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Little Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Maumelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ward
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
  • Vilonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Austin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shannon Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 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 Valentine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valentine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valentine ...

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

Adding Valentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valentine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valentine was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valentine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valentine - 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>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.