List of ghost towns in Arkansas
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Arkansas, United States of America.
| Town name | County | Established | Disestablished | Current status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Flat[1] | Independence | ||||
| Arkansas Post | Arkansas | 1686 | 1863 | Barren site, protected area | |
| Bear City | Garland | 1882 | Mostly woods and a few houses, some active. Small population, but has regained interest in recent years with new constructions and more people moving in. | Written about by Donald Harrington and his wife in their book "Let us Build Us a City". Town is on road to Brady Mountain on Lake Ouachita. | |
| Bolding[1] | Union | ||||
| Bruno[1] | Marion | ||||
| Chalk Bluff[1] | Clay | ||||
| Crossroads[1] | Pulaski | 1957 | Submerged in Lake Maumelle | Town and Cemetery under water. Located Hwy 10/Hwy 113. | |
| Daleville[1] | Clark | 1880s | Currently the site of The Daily Lumber Company | ||
| Eros[1] | Marion | School listed on the National Register Of Historic Places. | |||
| Four Gum Corner[1] | St. Francis | Mostly farm land now. | |||
| Fort Douglas | |||||
| Graysonia | Clark | 1902 | 1951 | Ruins | Shipped the first flask of Arkansas cinnabar in 1932. |
| Kimberly | Pike | 1908 | 1911 | Incorporated into Murfreesboro | |
| Lewisburg | Conway | 1831 | 1883 | Was the county seat of Conway County until 1883. | |
| Monte Ne | Benton | 1901 | 1932 | Submerged in Beaver Lake | |
| Moscow | Nevada | 1810 | 1873 | Only Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery remain | Economic displacement by Cairo and Fulton Railroad.[2] |
| Napoleon | Desha | Submerged | Was once the county seat of Desha County. | ||
| Rush | Marion | 1880 | 1940 | Ruins | A zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas |
| Sneed | Jackson | 1929 | Barren site | Was destroyed by Arkansas' only F5 tornado on April 10, 1929. | |
| Violett | Arkansas | Barren site | |||
| Weathers | Madison | Abandoned site | Remains of old Store/Post Office and old well are all that remain. | ||
Ruins of the New White Eagle Mill, Rush Historic District, Buffalo National River, Arkansas
The partially submerged Monte Ne Amphitheater in Monte Ne, Arkansas
An illustration of Arkansas Post, Arkansas, depicting the settlement in 1689. This was painted in 1904.
References
- "Ghost Towns of Arkansas". Ghost Towns. ghosttowns.com. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2422 Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Cairo and Fulton Railroad
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