Schaberg, Arkansas

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Schaberg is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. [1]

History

Variant names were "Frisco", "Porter" and "Porter Station". [1] The town site was platted as "Porter" in 1885, soon after the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway was extended to that point. [2] A post office called Frisco was established in 1883, the name was changed to Schaberg in 1912, and the post office closed in 1950. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schaberg
  2. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 554.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

Coordinates: 35°43′38″N94°10′11″W / 35.72730°N 94.16965°W / 35.72730; -94.16965