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Welcome to Venice ...

Venice is located in Ashley County<1>.

Venice is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Venice: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Venice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Venice - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Venice ...

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

  • Bastrop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
  • Crossett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Huttig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Huttig is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Strong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Felsenthal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Felsenthal is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • West Crossett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
  • Elon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elon is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • North Crossett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venice ...

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

Adding Venice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Venice 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 (so far) for Venice was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Venice - 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 Venice area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Venice 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.