Brashears, Arkansas

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Brashears, Arkansas
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Entrance to Brashears on Highway 16
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Brashears
Coordinates: 35°48′42″N93°47′45″W / 35.81167°N 93.79583°W / 35.81167; -93.79583
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Madison
Elevation
1,483 ft (452 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID66390

Brashears (also known as Brashears Junction) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. [1] It is located at the junction of AR 16 and AR 23. [2] The community is within the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest and just south of the upper White River. The community of Combs is about two miles west on route 16 and St. Paul is about two miles east. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brashears, Arkansas
  2. "Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Madison County map Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 3, 2010.
  3. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 31. ISBN   0-89933-345-1.