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Big Springs

Ghost town · Marion County, Arkansas

Yellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Yellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Springs is a ghost town in Marion County, Arkansas. It is one of 7 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Springs as a historical populated place on the Yellville 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 36.1797° N, 92.7424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYellville
Elevation872 ft
Nearest living townYellville, AR
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2572425
Coordinates36.17973, -92.74238

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What's there now

Big Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yellville, AR (population 1,239), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 872 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 Big Springs?

Big Springs is in Marion County, Arkansas, at 36.1797, -92.7424.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Arkansas has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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