Welcome to Washita ...

Washita is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Washita is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Washita is within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Washita ...

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

Communities near Washita ...

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

• Mount Ida
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Norman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
• Oden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Black Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Fannie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
  • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
• Fir ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
  • Fir is located in Montgomery County
• Joplin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Montgomery County
• Sims
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Montgomery County
• Aly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
  • Aly is located in Yell County
• Pencil Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
  • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washita ...

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

Adding Washita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Washita post office opened in 1881.

We also found Washita in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Washita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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