Maysville, Arkansas

Maysville is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Arkansas.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population is 130.[2]

Maysville, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Maysville southern limits, February 2013
Location of Maysville in Benton County, Arkansas.
Maysville, Arkansas
Location of Maysville in Benton County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 36°24′13″N 94°36′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyBenton
Area
 • Total2.33 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Land2.33 sq mi (6.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)
Population
 • Total426
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)479
GNIS feature ID77622[4]

History

A post office has been in operation at Maysville since 1850.[6] Maysville once rivaled Bentonville in size, according to local history.[7]

Maysville is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Coats School, which is located on Spavinaw Creek Rd. and Sellers Farm, which is located on Old Hwy. on State Line. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References
  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maysville, Arkansas
  5. "EXTREME SETTLEMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST". Weekend Roady. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 111.
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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