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Alvis

Ghost town · Independence County, Arkansas

Sandtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:31,680)
Sandtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alvis is a ghost town in Independence County, Arkansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Independence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alvis as a historical populated place on the Sandtown topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.9390° N, 91.7174° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandtown
Elevation595 ft
Nearest living townMount Pleasant, AR
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID67972
Coordinates35.93896, -91.71736

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What's there now

Alvis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Pleasant, AR (population 311), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 595 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alvis?

Alvis is in Independence County, Arkansas, at 35.9390, -91.7174.

How many ghost towns are in Independence County?

Independence County, Arkansas has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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