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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 Codes for Arkabutla: 662 & 471<3>

The ZIP code for Arkabutla: 38602<4>

Communities near Arkabutla ...

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

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 (so far) for Arkabutla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkabutla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tate, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arkabutla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Arkabutla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Arkabutla area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arkabutla). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arkabutla or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/