Village, Arkansas

History

A post office called Village was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 2002.[2] An old variant name was "Machine".[1] The origin of the name "Machine" is obscure.[3]

Education

Magnolia School District operates area public schools. The Village School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 1986.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Village
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
  4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.


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