Welcome to West Bayou ...
So far, we found very little information about West Bayou. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West Bayou to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Bayou, please Contact Us.
West Bayou would have been located within present day Arkansas County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for West Bayou: W. Bayou
While the community is gone, the present day location for West Bayou is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where West Bayou was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where West Bayou was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near West Bayou ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Bayou.
- Pine Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stuttgart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altheimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Humnoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Almyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Allport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Sherrill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 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 West Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bayou.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Bayou. 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 West Bayou.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bayou. See our Newspapers Page for West Bayou.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Arkansas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 West Bayou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the West Bayou area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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