Calhoun County, Arkansas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 10 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1976. Most listings are in or near Hampton, Calion, East Camden.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP4 of 10 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
10 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Boone's Mounds | Calion | 1980 |
| Calhoun County Courthouse | Hampton | 1976 |
| Dunn House | Hampton | 1976 |
| Hampton Cemetery | Hampton | 2009 |
| Hampton Masonic Lodge Building | Hampton | 2008 |
| Hampton Waterworks | Hampton | 2006 |
| Keller Site | Calion | 1979 |
| Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 | Calion | 1983 |
| Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) 500-Man Barracks | East Camden | 2018 |
| Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) Administration Building | East Camden | 2018 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCalhoun was formed in 1850 (1850-12-06) from Bradley, Dallas, Ouachita, Union.
CALHOUN created from BRADLEY, DALLAS, OUACHITA, and UNION.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCalhoun County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,103 | 5,671 | 8,539 | 11,807 | 9,636 | 7,132 | 5,991 | 6,079 | 5,744 | 4,739 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS24 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 24 of 24 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Calaway Cemetery |
| Clemons Cemetery |
| Double Springs Cemetery |
| Dunn Cemetery |
| Earnest Cemetery |
| Evans Cemetery |
| Faustina Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Furr Cemetery |
| Greenville Cemetery |
| Harlow Cemetery |
| Little Bay Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Means Cemetery |
| Moses Chapel Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Newton Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Pickett Cemetery |
| Plunkett Cemetery |
| Primm Cemetery |
| Ricks Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
| Stroud Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
| Name |
|---|
| Delhi |
| Elberta |
| Green Hall |
| Harbour |
| Levit |
| Lindale |
| Little Bay |
| Smead |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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