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Welcome to Vimy Ridge ...

Vimy Ridge is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vimy Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

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

Vimy Ridge is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vimy Ridge: 501

Communities Also Named Vimy Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vimy Ridge - they are located in Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Vimy Ridge ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sherwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maumelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Haskell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cammack Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 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 Vimy Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vimy Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vimy Ridge ...

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

Adding Vimy Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vimy Ridge 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 Vimy Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vimy Ridge post office opened in 1918. The Vimy Ridge post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vimy Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vimy Ridge - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/