Onyx, Arkansas

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Onyx, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Onyx, Arkansas
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Onyx, Arkansas
Onyx, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°51′5.3″N93°24′28.7″W / 34.851472°N 93.407972°W / 34.851472; -93.407972
CountryUnited States
State Arkansas
County Yell
Township Crawford
Elevation
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735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 479
GNIS feature ID72854 [1]

Onyx is an unincorporated community in southern Yell County, Arkansas, United States. [1] It is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 314 and 27. [2] The South Fourche La Fave River flows past south of the community. [2]

It was named for deposits of onyx in the vicinity. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, Arkansas
  2. 1 2 Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 40 ISBN   0899333451
  3. ↑ "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.


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