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Dahoma

Ghost town · Franklin County, Arkansas

Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dahoma is a ghost town in Franklin County, Arkansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dahoma as a historical populated place on the Branch 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 35.3584° N, 93.9749° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBranch
Elevation420 ft
Nearest living townBranch, AR
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID70296
Coordinates35.35842, -93.97492

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What's there now

Dahoma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Branch, AR (population 335), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 420 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 Dahoma?

Dahoma is in Franklin County, Arkansas, at 35.3584, -93.9749.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

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

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