Blackburn, Arkansas

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Blackburn, Arkansas
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Entrance to Blackburn on Highway 74
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Blackburn, Arkansas
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Blackburn, Arkansas
Blackburn, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°48′59″N94°13′11″W / 35.81639°N 94.21972°W / 35.81639; -94.21972
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Washington
Township Lee's Creek
Elevation
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1,890 ft (576 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 479
GNIS feature ID70703
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackburn, Arkansas

Blackburn is an unincorporated community in Lee's Creek Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. [1] It is located on Arkansas Highway 74, northeast of Devil's Den State Park. [2]

A post office called Blackburn was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1952. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Blackburn, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackburn, Arkansas Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 30. ISBN   0-89933-345-1.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 318.