List of ghost towns in Arkansas

This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Arkansas, United States.

Classification

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence Sites that have been destroyed Covered with water Reverted to pasture May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

Only rubble left Roofless building ruins Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses all abandoned No population, except caretaker Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi-abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses largely abandoned Few residents Many abandoned buildings Small population

Historic community

Building or houses still standing Still a busy community Smaller than its boom years Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less

Table Town name Other namesCounty Established Disestablished Current status Remarks AllisDrewContains Saline Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Anderson Flat Independence AnnaCrawford Arkansas Post Arkansas 1686 1863 Barren site, protected area ArmadaCrawfordAustinOld AustinLonokeThe original site has since been abandoned.BarbaraWashingtonBartholomewDrewBear CityGarland1882Mostly 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. Bear City is on the road to Brady Mountain on Lake Ouachita. BernicePopeBingenPreviously called Ozan (not to be confused with nearby Ozan)Hempstead Semi-abandoned, several houses remainBlanchard SpringsUnionA former resort town.BlansettScottBlewfordWashington Bolding Union BrownsvilleLonokeOnce the county seat of Prairie County before it became part of Lonoke County. Bruno Marion CadronCadron SettlementFaulknerThe first permanent white settlement in Arkansas.CarrolltonCarrollHistoricCarterCarter's Store, Carter Store, HicksWashington Chalk Bluff Clay ChampagnolleChampagnolle Landing, Scarborough Landing, Union CourthouseUnionCow Mound WoodruffCreditCraighead Crossroads Pulaski 1957 Submerged in Lake Maumelle Town and Cemetery under water. Located Hwy 10/Hwy 113. Daleville Clark 1880s Currently the site of The Daily Lumber CompanyDavidsonvilleRandolphNow a historic state park.DenverCarrollHistory of Denver, Carroll CountyDodd CityMarionDubuque1814SubmergedSubmerged beneath Bull Shoals LakeEast Calico RockIzardContained within the city limits of current Calico Rock, was known as a rough part of town.Eldorado SpringsEldoradoBenton Eros Marion School listed on the National Register of Historic Places.EuniceChicotBarrenBurned down by the Union Army in 1863.ForesterScott Four Gum Corner St. Francis Mostly farm land now.FrenchtownFultonFrog LevelFroggy LevelColumbiaGaskinsCarrollGateScottGobblerGobbler's PointCarrollGolden CityLogan Graysonia Clark 1902 1951 Ruins Shipped the first flask of Arkansas cinnabar in 1932.GreensboroCraigheadHarnessStoneHix's FerryRandolph1800HopefieldCrittenden Kimberly Pike 1908 1911 Incorporated into Murfreesboro Kingdon SpringsSubmergedFlooded by Bull Shoals Lake.LancasterCrawfordLaynesportLittle River Lewisburg Conway 1831 1883 Was the county seat of Conway County until 1883. MariannaLee1857The original townsite was abandoned and moved further south in 1857.MauldinMontegomery1918McguireWashingtonMidwayHowardMokoMarion 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.http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2422 Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Cairo and Fulton Railroad Mount OliveHowardMount Tabor18541930sAbandoned. The church remains.A small farming community. Napoleon Desha Submerged Was once the county seat of Desha County. NebraskaScott18541907Oak GroveCarrollSemi-abandonedOld AustinOakland Grove, Oakland, Saundersville, AtlantaLonokeDeclined after being bypassed by the railroad.OregonBoone1896OsageFairviewCarrollParacliftaSevierPinnacle SpringsFaulkner1891BarrenRacket RidgeVan BurenRichmondLittle RiverRondoMiller Rush Marion 1880 1940 Ruins A zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas ScotiaPopeSensationScottSextonSalem SpringsWashington Sneed Jackson 1929 Barren site Was destroyed by Arkansas' only F5 tornado on April 10, 1929. Sub RosaFranklin1911TinsmanCalhoun Violett Arkansas Barren site WeathersMadisonAbandoned siteRemains of old store/post office and old well are all that remain.Winona SpringsCarrollWittsburgCrossZincMarion

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