Welcome to Varner ...

Varner is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Varner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Varner is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Varner: (870)

Communities Also Named Varner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Varner - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Varner ...

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

• Dumas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Dumas is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <3>
• Star City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Star City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <3>
• Gould
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Gould is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
• Gillett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Gillett is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <3>
• Grady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
• Mitchellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Desha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
• Meroney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
  • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
• Reydell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydell
  • Reydell is located in Jefferson County
• Tamo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
  • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
• Crigler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
  • Crigler is located in Lincoln 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 Varner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Varner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Varner ...

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

Adding Varner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Varner 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 Varner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Varner post office opened in 1874.

We also found Varner on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Varner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Varner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/