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Welcome to Zadock ...

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

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

Zadock would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zadock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zadock is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Zadock was located: 479

Communities Also Named Zadock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zadock - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Zadock ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Dover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • London
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Coal Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Hartman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Scranton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Morrison Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Hagarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagarville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville

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

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

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

Adding Zadock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zadock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Zadock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zadock post office opened in 1890. The Zadock post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zadock.

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 Zadock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zadock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/