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Choctaw Village

Ghost town · Desha County, Arkansas

Red Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Red Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Choctaw Village is a ghost town in Desha County, Arkansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Desha County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Choctaw Village as a historical populated place on the Watson 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 33.9986° N, 91.3316° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWatson
Elevation161 ft
Nearest living townWatson, AR
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2487085
Coordinates33.99860, -91.33158

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What's there now

Choctaw Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Watson, AR (population 190), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 161 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 Choctaw Village?

Choctaw Village is in Desha County, Arkansas, at 33.9986, -91.3316.

How many ghost towns are in Desha County?

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

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