Sub Rosa, Arkansas

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Sub Rosa is a ghost town in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. [1]

History

Sub Rosa was considered a lively trading center in the 1880s with five businesses and seven dwelling houses. [2] A post office called Sub Rosa was in operation from 1853 until 1911. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sub Rosa (historical)
  2. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 660.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Coordinates: 35°23′30″N93°56′48″W / 35.39175°N 93.94659°W / 35.39175; -93.94659