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Cartney, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°11′40″N92°22′56″W / 36.19444°N 92.38222°W / 36.19444; -92.38222
CountryUnited States
StateFlag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas
County Baxter
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID71023
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartney, Arkansas

Cartney is an unincorporated community in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. [1] The community is located along the White River and the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad. [2]

The rural crossroads was initially known as Hayney, named after an early postmaster. Early commerce centered around harvesting cedar trees and floating them downriver, and later a large early rubber tire company. Cartney later became home to a commercial marble mine and supporting community. Pink and gray marble from Cartney was used in the Missouri State Capitol and the United States Capitol. [3]

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References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Cartney, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartney, Arkansas Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (Fifth ed.). 1:127,000. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2018. p. 21. ISBN   9781946494207. OCLC   1066245581.
  3. Messick, Mary Ann (1973). History of Baxter County (Centennial ed.). Mountain Home, Arkansas: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. pp. 91–92. LCCN   73-82235. OCLC   724611.