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Akron, Arkansas

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While our information shows that the community of Akron is historic,<1> we want to be sure that it has a presence on our website. As we gather information about Akron, we'll be sure to add our findings.

Akron would have been located within present day Independence County

While the community is gone, the present day location for Akron is 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level.<2>

Time Zone: The area where Akron was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Akron can be found in:

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The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008<4>
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Batesville   NW12 mi [19.31 km]9,5110.7% increase
 Bradford   S16 mi [25.75 km]8536.63% increase
 Campbell Station   E10 mi [16.09 km]20510.09% decrease
 Diaz   E10 mi [16.09 km]1,1569.97% decrease
 Jacksonport   E8 mi [12.87 km]20612.34% decrease
 Magness   NW3 mi [4.83 km]1931.05% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Akron.




Search for Local Businesses

We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. Since Akron no longer exists, the following searches are actually centered on the nearby community of Jonesboro. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Akron:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Akron? Please visit the Map Page for Akron.


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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Akron, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Akron - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Akron and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Akron.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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