Welcome to Arkabutla ...

Arkabutla is located in Tate County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkabutla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Arkabutla is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arkabutla: 662

The ZIP code for Arkabutla: 38602<3>

Communities near Arkabutla ...

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

• Southaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
• Horn Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horn Lake
  • From Arkabutla to Horn Lake
• Hernando
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hernando
  • From Arkabutla to Hernando
• Senatobia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <5>
• Coldwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coldwater
  • From Arkabutla to Coldwater
• Walls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walls
  • From Arkabutla to Walls
• Como
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Como
  • From Arkabutla to Como
• Crenshaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <5>
• Tunica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tunica
  • From Arkabutla to Tunica
• Sledge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sledge
  • From Arkabutla to Sledge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkabutla ...

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

Adding Arkabutla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arkabutla 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 Arkabutla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Arkabutla post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkabutla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/