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 PostArkansas16861863Barren 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]Pulaski1957Submerged in Lake MaumelleTown and Cemetery under water. Located Hwy 10/Hwy 113.
Daleville[1]Clark1880sCurrently the site of The Daily Lumber Company
Eros[1]MarionSchool listed on the National Register Of Historic Places.
Four Gum Corner[1]St. Francis Mostly farm land now.
Fort Douglas
GraysoniaClark19021951RuinsShipped the first flask of Arkansas cinnabar in 1932.
KimberlyPike19081911Incorporated into Murfreesboro
LewisburgConway18311883 Was the county seat of Conway County until 1883.
Monte NeBenton19011932Submerged in Beaver Lake
MoscowJefferson18101873Only Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery remainEconomic displacement by Cairo and Fulton Railroad.[2]
NapoleonDeshaSubmergedWas once the county seat of Desha County.
RushMarion18801940RuinsA zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas
SneedJackson1929Barren siteWas destroyed by Arkansas' only F5 tornado on April 10, 1929.
ViolettArkansasBarren site
Weathers Madison Abandoned site Remains of old Store/Post Office and old well are all that remain.

References

  1. "Ghost Towns of Arkansas". Ghost Towns. ghosttowns.com. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  2. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2422 Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Cairo and Fulton Railroad
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