Calamine, Arkansas

Calamine is an unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

Calamine
Calamine
Calamine's position in Arkansas.
Calamine
Calamine (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°00′41″N 91°23′56″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountySharp
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID47275
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calamine, Arkansas

History

Zinc mining gave the town its start, hence the name calamine.[2] Calamine has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Calamine, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calamine, Arkansas Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  2. "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.


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