Craighead County, Arkansas

Overview

• Population: 82,148 (Change since 1990: +19.1%)
• Created: February 19, 1859
• County seat: Jonesboro
• Largest town: Jonesboro (Pop. 55,515)
• Name origin: Thomas B. Craighead

Populated Places

• Aetna (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'47" N, 90°33'17" W
  • Elevation: 269
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Antioch (Unincorporated)
  • Located on US 49 north of Brookland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'46" N, 90°34'37" W
  • Elevation: 314
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Apt (Unincorporated)
  • Located at junction AR 1 and AR 163 just south of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'27" N, 90°40'20" W
  • Elevation: 310
  • Civil township: Greenfield
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Bay (City)
  • Population: 1,800 (Change since 1990: +8.4%)
  • Located on AR 158 southeast of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'32" N, 90°33'44" W
• Black Oak (Town)
  • Population: 286 (Change since 1990: +3.2%)
  • Located at eastern intersection AR 18 and AR 135 northeast of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'20" N, 90°22'05" W
• Bono (City)
  • Population: 1,512 (Change since 1990: +23.9%)
  • Located at junction US 63 and AR 230 northwest of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°54'31" N, 90°48'09" W
  • Name origin: Alfred Bonner
  • Founded: 1883
  • Post office: Oct. 4, 1883-Feb. 5, 1884 (Bonnerville), Nov. 20, 1884-Now (Bono)
• Bowman (Unincorporated)
  • Located near intersection AR 18 and AR 158 east of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'23" N, 90°29'33" W
  • Elevation: 237
  • Civil township: Lake City
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
• Brookland (Town)
  • Population: 1,332 (Change since 1990: +44.9%)
  • Located on US 49 northeast of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'60" N, 90°34'55" W
  • Name origin: Archibald Brooks
  • Founded: 1882 by Archibald Brooks
• Buck Snort (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'35" N, 90°38'57" W
  • Elevation: 362
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Lorado
• Bunney (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 876 southwest of Caraway
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'21" N, 90°23'04" W
  • Elevation: 221
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Hatchie Coon
• Burnt Hill (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'41" N, 90°30'55" W
  • Elevation: 244
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Cane Island (Unincorporated)
  • Located north of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'45" N, 90°25'42" W
  • Elevation: 227
  • Civil township: Lake City
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
  • Map: 1914
• Caraway (Town)
  • Population: 1,349 (Change since 1990: +14.5%)
  • Located at junction AR 139 and AR 158 southeast of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°45'29" N, 90°19'20" W
• Cary (Unincorporated)
  • Located just off AR 1 on CR 618 south of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'12" N, 90°41'17" W
  • Elevation: 254
  • Civil township: Greenfield
  • USGS Quad: Greenfield
• Cash (Town)
  • Population: 294 (Change since 1990: +37.4%)
  • Located at junction AR 18 and AR 226 west of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°47'39" N, 90°56'11" W
• Childress (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 139 between Monette and the Missouri border
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'42" N, 90°20'32" W
  • Elevation: 241
  • Civil township: Buffalo
  • USGS Quad: Leachville
• Chilson (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 18 near the Poinsett County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°42'45" N, 91°00'05" W
  • Elevation: 244
  • Civil township: Little Texas
  • USGS Quad: Grubbs
• Claunch (Unincorporated)
  • Located along St. Francis River north of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'15" N, 90°27'44" W
  • Elevation: 225
  • Civil township: Lester
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
  • Map: 1914
• Cottonwood Corner (Unincorporated)
  • Located at intersection AR 139 and AR 148 east of Black Oak
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'52" N, 90°18'18" W
  • Elevation: 232
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Caraway
• Credit (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'18" N, 91°00'20" W
  • Elevation: 242
  • Civil township: Little Texas
  • USGS Quad: Grubbs
• Davis Spur (Unincorporated)
  • Located on railroad line just southeast of Bay
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'35" N, 90°32'40" W
  • Elevation: 226
  • Civil township: Maumelle
  • USGS Quad: Trumann
• Deep Landing (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'49" N, 90°25'18" W
  • Elevation: 223
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Hatchie Coon
• Degelow (Unincorporated)
  • Located at junction CR 864 and CR 841 southwest of Caraway
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'39" N, 90°21'28" W
  • Elevation: 224
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Rivervale
• Delfore (Unincorporated)
  • Located near intersection CR 514 and CR 581 northeast of Monette
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'13" N, 90°17'47" W
  • Elevation: 236
  • Civil township: Buffalo
  • USGS Quad: Leachville
• Dixie (Unincorporated)
  • Located at intersection AR 135 and AR 230 southeast of Paragould
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'15" N, 90°27'05" W
  • Elevation: 236
  • Civil township: Lester
  • USGS Quad: Dixie
• Dorothy (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 230 west of Bono
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°54'31" N, 90°49'09" W
  • Elevation: 254
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Doss (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'35" N, 90°38'30" W
  • Elevation: 248
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Dryden (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 18 northeast of Cash
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'03" N, 90°54'32" W
  • Elevation: 250
  • Civil township: Texas
  • USGS Quad: Cash
• Egypt (Town)
  • Population: 101 (Change since 1990: -17.9%)
  • Located on AR 91 near the Lawrence County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'05" N, 90°56'44" W
  • Elevation: 250
  • Civil township: Promised Land
  • USGS Quad: Cash
• Elm Grove (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 69 southeast of Bay
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'44" N, 90°29'03" W
  • Elevation: 224
  • Civil township: Taylor
  • USGS Quad: Hatchie Coon
• Fallis (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°47'06" N, 90°39'38" W
  • Elevation: 245
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Farrville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on US 49 between Jonesboro and Brookland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°51'51" N, 90°36'35" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Fiftysix (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'09" N, 90°46'22" W
  • Elevation: 294
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Fisher (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 263 southwest of Cash
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'50" N, 90°58'49" W
  • Elevation: 242
  • Civil township: Little Texas
  • USGS Quad: Cash
• Gibson (Unincorporated)
  • Located along US 49 southwest of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'37" N, 90°48'56" W
  • Elevation: 251
  • Civil township: Gilkerson
  • USGS Quad: Herman
• Gilkerson (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 349 north of AR 226, west of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°48'14" N, 90°48'23" W
  • Elevation: 280
  • Civil township: Gilkerson
  • USGS Quad: Herman
• Glendale (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'59" N, 90°38'27" W
  • Elevation: 302
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Goobertown (Unincorporated)
  • Located on US 49 north of Antioch and Brookland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'05" N, 90°34'32" W
  • Elevation: 302
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Greensboro (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'17" N, 90°37'20" W
  • Elevation: 420
  • Civil township: Powell
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
  • Maps: 1854 Colton and 1878 (Greensborough)
• Gum Point (Unincorporated)
  • Located at intersection CR 664 and CR 673 northeast of Bay
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'45" N, 90°32'07" W
  • Elevation: 230
  • Civil township: Maumelle
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Hancock (Unincorporated)
  • Located on a county road just off AR 139 northeast of Caraway
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°48'05" N, 90°17'46" W
  • Elevation: 228
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Caraway
  • Map: 1914
• Hancock Junction (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 865 between Caraway and Hancock
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'50" N, 90°18'17" W
  • Elevation: 229
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Caraway
• Hergett (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 463 northwest of Bay
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'03" N, 90°35'28" W
  • Elevation: 225
  • Civil township: Maumelle
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Herndon (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 141 near the Greene County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'08" N, 90°42'49" W
  • Elevation: 400
  • Civil township: Herndon
  • USGS Quad: Lorado
  • Map: 1879 McNally
• Jonesboro (City)
  • Population: 55,515 (Change since 1990: +19.3%)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'32" N, 90°42'15" W
  • Name origin: William A. Jones
  • Founded: 1859
• Jonesboro Junction (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'43" N, 90°35'56" W
  • Elevation: 262
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Lake City (Town)
  • Population: 1,956 (Change since 1990: +6.7%)
  • Located near AR 18 crossing of St. Francis River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°48'58" N, 90°26'03" W
• Lake View (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 135 south of Dixie
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'32" N, 90°27'09" W
  • Elevation: 234
  • Civil township: Lester
  • USGS Quad: Dixie
• Lepanto Junction (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'17" N, 90°19'60" W
  • Elevation: 223
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Rivervale
• Lester (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 135 south of Dixie
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'40" N, 90°27'12" W
  • Elevation: 233
  • Civil township: Lester
  • USGS Quad: Dixie
• Longwill (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'02" N, 90°29'05" W
  • Elevation: 224
  • Civil township: Taylor
  • USGS Quad: Hatchie Coon
• Lunsford (Unincorporated)
  • Located at junction AR 69 and AR 158 east of Bay
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°45'26" N, 90°28'49" W
  • Elevation: 220
  • Civil township: Taylor
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
• Mangrum (Unincorporated)
  • Located at intersection AR 135 and CR 846 northwest of Caraway
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°47'16" N, 90°21'27" W
  • Elevation: 227
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Caraway
• March (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'47" N, 90°46'35" W
  • Elevation: 310
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Maysville (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'44" N, 90°28'54" W
  • Elevation: 240
  • Civil township: Lester
  • USGS Quad: Dixie
• Monette (City)
  • Population: 1,179 (Change since 1990: +5.7%)
  • Located at western intersection AR 18 and AR 139 southwest of Leachville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'26" N, 90°20'39" W
• Nalle (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'44" N, 90°50'14" W
  • Elevation: 253
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Needham (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 18 between Jonesboro and Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'21" N, 90°32'06" W
  • Elevation: 238
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Nemo (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'23" N, 90°51'36" W
  • Elevation: 250
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Herman
• Oak Ridge (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°53'38" N, 90°47'02" W
  • Elevation: 390
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Obear (Unincorporated)
  • Located southwest of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°42'54" N, 90°50'36" W
  • Elevation: 251
  • Civil township: Gilkerson
  • USGS Quad: Otwell
  • Map: 1914
• Otwell (Unincorporated)
  • Located on US 49 southwest of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'33" N, 90°50'16" W
  • Elevation: 253
  • Civil township: Gilkerson
  • USGS Quad: Otwell
• Pauls Switch (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'08" N, 90°49'30" W
  • Elevation: 250
  • Civil township: Big Creek
  • USGS Quad: Bono
• Pekin (Unincorporated)
  • Located west of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'09" N, 90°30'30" W
  • Elevation: 238
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Needham
  • Map: 1914
• Philadelphia (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 141 just north of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°52'44" N, 90°42'09" W
  • Elevation: 331
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Lorado
• Phillips (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°48'59" N, 90°35'03" W
  • Elevation: 235
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Pleasant Grove (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°51'38" N, 90°38'58" W
  • Elevation: 306
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Poplar Ridge (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 831 just off AR 18 between Lake City and Black Oak
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'47" N, 90°24'16" W
  • Elevation: 229
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
• Ridge (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Dee
  • Located south of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'50" N, 90°41'13" W
  • Elevation: 286
  • Civil township: Greenfield
  • USGS Quad: Greenfield
  • Maps: 1902 (Dee or Ridge Sta.) and 1914 (Dee)
• Riggs (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'14" N, 90°57'16" W
  • Elevation: 250
  • Civil township: Little Texas
  • USGS Quad: Cash
• Risher (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 18 southwest of Cash
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'48" N, 90°58'25" W
  • Elevation: 243
  • Civil township: Little Texas
  • USGS Quad: Risher
• Sandy (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 817 south of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°45'57" N, 90°26'09" W
  • Elevation: 226
  • Civil township: Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
• Scarb (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°51'31" N, 90°52'25" W
  • Elevation: 252
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Herman
• Schug (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 135 on the Greene County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°57'57" N, 90°26'31" W
  • Elevation: 241
  • USGS Quad: Dixie
• Shaw (Unincorporated)
  • Located somewhere southeast of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°43'48" N, 90°21'60" W
  • Elevation: 224
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Rivervale
  • Map: 1914
• Smithville (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'45" N, 90°33'18" W
  • Elevation: 269
  • Civil township: Brookland
  • USGS Quad: Brookland
• Southland (Unincorporated)
  • Located at junction AR 18 and AR 135 just west of Lake City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'17" N, 90°27'52" W
  • Elevation: 230
  • Civil township: Lake City
  • USGS Quad: Lake City
• Sterling Spring (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Sterling Springs
  • Located on AR 141 north of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°55'23" N, 90°42'07" W
  • Elevation: 322
  • Civil township: Herndon
  • USGS Quad: Lorado
• Stier (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 135 near the Poinsett County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°42'16" N, 90°20'29" W
  • Elevation: 227
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Rivervale
• Three Way (Unincorporated)
  • Located at intersection AR 18 and AR 91 west of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'41" N, 90°54'02" W
  • Elevation: 248
  • Civil township: Texas
  • USGS Quad: Cash
• Valley View (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 49 just southwest of Jonesboro
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°46'47" N, 90°44'34" W
  • Elevation: 290
  • Civil township: Gilkerson
  • USGS Quad: Jonesboro
• Waco (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°44'41" N, 90°19'31" W
  • Elevation: 224
  • Civil township: Black Oak
  • USGS Quad: Rivervale
• Webbs Mill (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°49'06" N, 90°33'60" W
  • Elevation: 235
  • Civil township: Nettleton
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Whitburg (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°51'00" N, 90°35'50" W
  • Elevation: 239
  • Civil township: Jonesboro
  • USGS Quad: Needham
• Winesburg (Unincorporated)
  • Located on AR 91 just east of Three Way
  • Latitude & Longitude: 35°50'39" N, 90°54'03" W
  • Elevation: 255
  • Civil township: Texas
  • USGS Quad: Cash

History

Name origin

Named for State Senator Thomas B. Craighead

Demographics