List of ghost towns in Arkansas

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

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 names County   Established   Disestablished   Current status   Remarks   
Anderson Flat[1] Independence
Arkansas Post Arkansas16861863Barren 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". Bear City is on the road to Brady Mountain on Lake Ouachita.
Bingen Previously called Ozan (not to be confused with nearby Ozan) Hempstead Semi-abandoned, several houses remain [2][3]
Bolding[1] Union
Brownsville Lonoke Once the county seat of Prairie County before it became part of Lonoke County.[4]
Bruno[1] Marion
Cadron Cadron Settlement Faulkner The first permanent white settlement in Arkansas.[5]
Chalk Bluff[1] Clay
Champagnolle Champagnolle Landing, Scarborough Landing, Union Courthouse Union [6]
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
East Calico Rock Izard Contained within the city limits of current Calico Rock, was known as a rough part of town.[7][8]
Eros[1] MarionSchool listed on the National Register Of Historic Places.
Four Gum Corner[1] St. Francis Mostly farm land now.
Graysonia Clark19021951RuinsShipped the first flask of Arkansas cinnabar in 1932.
Kimberly Pike19081911Incorporated into Murfreesboro
Lewisburg Conway18311883 Was the county seat of Conway County until 1883.
Moko Marion [9]
Monte Ne Benton19011932Submerged in Beaver Lake
Moscow Nevada18101873Only Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery remainEconomic displacement by Cairo and Fulton Railroad.[10]
Mount Tabor 1854 1930s Abandoned. The church remains.[9] A small farming community.[11][7][9]
Napoleon DeshaSubmergedWas once the county seat of Desha County.
Old Austin Oakland Grove, Oakland, Saundersville, Atlanta Lonoke Declined after being bypassed by the railroad.[12]
Paraclifta [13]
Pinnacle Springs Faulkner 1891 Barren [13]
Rush Marion18801940RuinsA zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas
Sneed Jackson1929Barren siteWas destroyed by Arkansas' only F5 tornado on April 10, 1929.
Violett ArkansasBarren site
Weathers Madison Abandoned site Remains of old Store/Post Office and old well are all that remain.
Zinc Marion [9]

See Also
  • Dogpatch USA, an abandoned theme park in the northwest part of the state.

References
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  2. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. "BINGEN, MY HOME TOWN". www.reubenleslie.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  6. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. VanDyke, J. B. (2016-09-27). "The Truly Grim Reality Of 9 Deserted Ghost Towns In Arkansas". OnlyInYourState®. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  8. Garcia, Mario GarciaMario (2022-10-17). "Arkansas' Only Authentic Ghost Town Calico Rock Within a Town". Kicker 102.5. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. "Ghost-town hunting". Arkansas Online. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2422 Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Cairo and Fulton Railroad
  11. Tiffany (2020-08-18). "Visit These 8 Creepy Ghost Towns In Arkansas At Your Own Risk". OnlyInYourState®. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  12. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  13. Rice, Joe David (2022-10-06). "Arkansas Backstories: Ghost Towns". AY Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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