Hot Spring County, Arkansas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 30 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Malvern, Shorewood Hills, Hot Springs.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 30 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
30 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Alderson-Coston House | Malvern | 1995 |
| Bank of Malvern | Malvern | 1987 |
| Billings-Cole House | Malvern | 2015 |
| Blakely House | Social Hill | 1976 |
| Cabin No. 1 | Shorewood Hills | 1995 |
| Clark House | Malvern | 1982 |
| Couchwood Historic District | Hot Springs | 2001 |
| Garrett’s Grocery Store | Friendship | 2023 |
| Gatewood House | Malvern | 1992 |
| Hodges House | Bismarck | 1995 |
| Hot Spring County Courthouse | Malvern | 1996 |
| Hot Springs Railroad Roundhouse | Malvern | 2003 |
| Jones Mill Site (3HS28) | Jones Mill | 1988 |
| L' Eau Frais Creek Bridge | Malvern | 2025 |
| Lake Catherine Quarry | Malvern | 1975 |
| Lake Catherine State Park Prisoner of War Structures | Hot Springs | 2017 |
| Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2 | Shorewood Hills | 1992 |
| Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 2 | Shorewood Hills | 1992 |
| Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 3 | Shorewood Hills | 1992 |
| Lake Catherine State Park-Nature Cabin | Shorewood Hills | 1992 |
| Lawyers' Row Historic District | Malvern | 2015 |
| Lono Gymnasium | Lono | 2020 |
| Malvern Commercial Historic District | Malvern | 2015 |
| Malvern Rosenwald School | Malvern | 2005 |
| Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvern | Malvern | 1992 |
| Morrison Plantation Smokehouse | Saginaw | 1977 |
| Pine Bluff Street Historic District | Malvern | 1999 |
| Remmel Dam | Jones Mill | 1992 |
| Rockport Cemetery | Rockport | 2002 |
| Strauss House | Malvern | 1982 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHot Spring was formed in 1829 (1829-11-02) from Clark.
HOT SPRING created by Arkansas Territory from CLARK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHot Spring County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | 1,907 | 5,635 | 7,775 | 12,748 | 17,784 | 18,916 | 22,181 | 21,893 | 26,819 | 30,353 | 33,040 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| hosp | Park unit | 24.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS36 cemeteries and 11 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 36 of 36 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alford Cemetery |
| Beason Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| De Roche Cemetery |
| Dillard Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Estep Cemetery |
| Forrest Hill Cemetery |
| Free Hill Cemetery |
| Gibson Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Holstein Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Lone Hill Cemetery |
| Lono Cemetery |
| Manning Cemetery |
| Mazarn Chapel Cemetery |
| Midway Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Neighbors Cemetery |
| Oak Bower Cemetery |
| Oak Ridge Cemetery |
| Oma Cemetery |
| Ouachita Cemetery |
| Perla Gate Cemetery |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Prince Cemetery |
| Rest Haven Cemetery |
| Rockport Cemetery |
| Sardis Cemetery |
| Spencer Cemetery |
| Valley Cemetery |
| Ward Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 11 of 11
| Name |
|---|
| Cove Creek |
| Duffie |
| Durian |
| Elmore |
| Etta |
| Fleming |
| Sanders |
| Twin Oak |
| Walco |
| Wayside |
| Wyandotte |
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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