Author: Charles Alison

Post card depicting the Old Post Office in the nineteen-teens with people walking in front of it

U.S. Post Office

January 30, 2026

Built in 1911 at the center of the Fayetteville square, the U.S. Post Office was among the most used public buildings in Fayetteville for most of the 20th century. Prior to its construction, the county’s courthouse stood at the center of the square. After a new post office was built on Dickson Street in the … More U.S. Post Office

Lovely County

February 21, 2016

This map depicts some of the administrative boundaries that are related to creation of Lovely County in 1827. Parts of present-day Benton, Crawford and Washington Counties were part of “Lovely’s Purchase” and the later Lovely County, although the boundary of the latter was significantly larger than that of the former. Here’s a timeline of when … More Lovely County

Cities on Fayetteville’s Latitude and Longitude

February 22, 2013

View Fayetteville Latitude in a larger map Listed below are towns and cities at or near the same latitude as Fayetteville, starting from north and getting closer to Fayetteville’s latitude. ONE MINUTE NORTH HALF MINUTE NORTH Fayetteville, Arkansas, 36° 3’ 45” HALF MINUTE SOUTH OVERLAPPING CITIES Cities whose centers are not within 1 minute of … More Cities on Fayetteville’s Latitude and Longitude