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Pitkin Corner, Arkansas
Pitkin Corner, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°53′7.3″N94°10′29.7″W / 35.885361°N 94.174917°W / 35.885361; -94.174917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas
County Washington
Township West Fork
Elevation
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428 m (1,404 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 479
GNIS feature ID78023
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitkin Corner, Arkansas

Pitkin Corner (formerly Pitkin) is an unincorporated community in West Fork Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. [2] It is located on Washington County Road 35 west of the Woolsey Bridge. [3]

A variant name was "Pitkin". A post office called Pitkin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1928. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Pitkin Corner, Arkansas." Histopolis Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. "Feature Detail Report for: Pitkin Corner, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitkin Corner, Arkansas Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 22.
  4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 321.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.