Cartney, Arkansas
Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
36°11′40″N 92°22′56″W / 36.19444°N 92.38222°W / 36.19444; -92.38222Cartney is an unincorporated community in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community is located along the White River and the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad.[2]
The rural crossroads was initially known as Hayney, named after an early postmaster. Early commerce centered around harvesting cedar trees and floating them downriver, and later a large early rubber tire company. Cartney later became home to a commercial marble mine and supporting community. Pink and gray marble from Cartney was used in the Missouri State Capitol and the United States Capitol.[3]
References
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Cartney, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartney, Arkansas Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (Fifth ed.). 1:127,000. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2018. p. 21. ISBN 9781946494207. OCLC 1066245581.
- ^ Messick, Mary Ann (1973). History of Baxter County (Centennial ed.). Mountain Home, Arkansas: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. pp. 91–92. LCCN 73-82235. OCLC 724611.
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Municipalities and communities of Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Mountain Home
- Briarcliff
- Cotter
- Gassville
- Lakeview
- Mountain Home
- Norfork
- Salesville
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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