Witcherville, Arkansas

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Witcherville is an unincorporated community in Sebastian County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. [1] An old variant name was "Salem". [1]

History

Witcherville was originally called "Salem", and under the latter name was platted in 1868 by William J. Witcher. [2] A post office called Witcherville was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1926. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Witcherville
  2. ↑ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 778.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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