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Welcome to Arkansas ...

Arkansas is located in Hardy County<1>.

Arkansas is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arkansas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Arkansas: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Arkansas ...

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

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

Communities near Arkansas ...

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

  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
  • Moorefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Romney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
  • Edinburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
  • Toms Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wardensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Inkerman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Fort Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
  • Lost City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zepp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkansas ...

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

Adding Arkansas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arkansas 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 Arkansas was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkansas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arkansas - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Arkansas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Arkansas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.