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Poinsett County, Arkansas

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
21historic places
—earliest paper
1838formed
22,965pop. 2020
33cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 21 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1976. Most listings are in or near Tyronza, Harrisburg, Marked Tree.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Arkansas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Poinsett titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

7 of 21 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

21 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Bacon HotelWhitehallBuilding1995
Emrich and Beley Cotton GinTyronzaDistrict2026
Harrisburg Commercial Historic DistrictHarrisburgDistrict2009
Highway A-7, Bridges Historic DistrictMarked TreeDistrict2009
Highway A-7, Ditch No. 6 BridgeTyronzaStructure2009
Highway A-7, Tyronza SegmentTyronzaStructure2009
Hubbard Rice DryerWeinerStructure2004
Judd Hill Cotton GinJudd HillBuilding2005
Lepanto Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)LepantoDistrict2009
Marked Tree Commercial Historic DistrictMarked TreeDistrict2009
Marked Tree Lock and SiphonsMarked TreeDistrict1988
Modern News BuildingHarrisburgBuilding1976
Poinsett Community ClubTrumannBuilding1986
Poinsett County CourthouseHarrisburgBuilding1989
Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company Manager's HouseTrumannBuilding2010
Rivervale Inverted SiphonsRivervaleStructure1991
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Historic DistrictWeinerDistrict2024
Tyronza Commercial Historic DistrictTyronzaDistrict2010
Tyronza Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthTyronzaBuilding2015
Tyronza Water TowerTryonzaStructure2007
Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion HutLepantoBuilding2003

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Poinsett was formed in 1838 (1838-03-01) from Greene, Lawrence, St.

POINSETT created from GREENE (spelled GREEN here), LAWRENCE, and ST. FRANCIS. Act passed 28 Feb 1838; took effect 1 Mar 1838.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Poinsett County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

39k20k1,3201840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,3203,6212,1927,02520,84837,67039,31130,83427,03225,61422,965

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

33 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 33 of 33 listed
NameLatLon
Bethel Cemetery35.53267-90.7119
Bolivar Cemetery35.60563-90.69788
Cherry Bean Cemetery35.47536-90.37099
Clark Cemetery35.64535-91.02178
Conaster Cemetery35.58523-90.29941
Dunn Cemetery35.51452-90.28759
East Cemetery35.47933-90.3677
East Tyronza Cemetery35.48404-90.38037
Farm Hill Cemetery35.50361-90.71943
Greenwood Cemetery35.60387-90.3268
Harris Cemetery35.54869-90.71695
Harrisburg Memorial Park35.56257-90.70122
Holly Springs Cemetery35.59082-90.67983
Houston Cemetery35.66868-90.68344
Marked Tree Cemetery35.52174-90.43121
Mount Olive Cemetery35.48365-90.41234
Mount Zion Cemetery35.48325-90.32305
New Bethel Cemetery35.44551-90.29643
Newsom Cemetery35.53386-90.70302
Nichols Cemetery35.59205-90.37793
Pine Rest Cemetery35.6035-90.33628
Potter Memorial Cemetery35.61674-90.34593
Rock of Ages Cemetery35.51543-90.35807
Spear Lake Cemetery35.55907-90.32306
Spencer Cemetery35.5744-90.71109
Tulot Cemetery35.62007-90.48315
Tyer Cemetery35.44672-90.73257
Walker Cemetery35.68832-90.9695
Willis Cemetery35.66229-90.67177
Wilson Cemetery35.64645-90.69283
Woolsey Cemetery35.57035-90.30231
Wyatts Cemetery35.47846-90.91764
Zion Cemetery35.56313-90.93733
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
NameLatLon
Arthur35.45564-90.60094
Brainerd35.68119-90.86345
Buffalolick35.66397-90.68428
Carr35.69036-90.51788
Cypress35.58536-90.45371
Engman35.5198-90.58289
Merced35.66397-90.55372
Ruffin35.67091-90.57177

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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