RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Prairie County >> Yuma >> Community ProfileIndex










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas





Welcome to Yuma ...

So far, we found very little information about Yuma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Yuma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yuma, please Contact Us.

Yuma would have been located within present day Prairie County<2>.

The location of Yuma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

When the people of Yuma referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Yuman<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Yuma is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Yuma was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Yuma once stood is in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Yuma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Yuma - they are located in Arizona, Colorado (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yuma ...

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

  • Brinkley
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
    • Brinkley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> to the east of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brinkley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley<7>
  • Carlisle
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> to the west of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Carlisle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle<7>
  • Des Arc
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
    • Des Arc lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<6> to the north of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Des Arc
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc<7>
  • Clarendon
  • Hazen
  • Cotton Plant
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
    • Cotton Plant lies 18 miles [29 km]<6> to the northeast of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cotton Plant
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Plant<7>
  • De Valls Bluff
  • Fredonia
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia lies 5 miles [8 km]<6> to the east of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fredonia
  • Ulm
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
    • Ulm lies 18 miles [29 km]<6> to the south of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ulm
  • Roe
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • Roe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> to the southeast of Yuma.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Roe

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

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

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

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

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 Yuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Yuma refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Yuma may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yuma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yuma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yuma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8359, Longitude: -91.4979       In this case, the coordinates for Yuma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

Copyright 2023
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 26 Mar 2023