Welcome to Arm ...
Arm is located in Lawrence County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Arm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Arm is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Arm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Arm: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Arm ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arm.
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <5>
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- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <5>
- Bassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
- Oak Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
Google driving directions:
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From Arm to Hooker
- Rosella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Goss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
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From Arm to Grange
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 Arm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arm.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arm. 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 Arm.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arm. See our Newspapers Page for Arm.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arm ...
Looking for more information about Arm? 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 Arm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arm.
Adding Arm to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arm 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 Arm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Arm post office opened in 1894.
We also found Arm on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arm.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arm - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Arm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Arm area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |