Welcome to Little Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Rock, please Contact Us.
Little Rock would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Rock is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Little Rock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Little Rock was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Little Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Little Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (3), Missouri and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Rock.
Communities near Little Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Rock.
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
- Chunky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <5>
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Pine Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Garlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
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 Little Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Rock. 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 Little Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Little Rock.
Adding Little Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Rock 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 Little Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Little Rock post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 Little Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Little Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Little Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |