Tuttle, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Tuttle, Arkansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Richland
Established Date:1907
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:381
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Tuttle's position in Arkansas
Coordinates:36.0337°N -93.9724°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72727
Area Code:479
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:57216

Tuttle is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Highway 74 and Washington County Road 79.[1]

History

A post office was established in 1907, but was closed five years later. The settlement was named after James M. Tuttle, or the Tuttle family who lived in the area as early as the 1840s.

Notes and References

  1. DeLorme . Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer . Second . 23 . 2002. 0-89933-345-1.