Bates is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location or nearest community of Bates School, at 1074 Bates School Rd., which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History edit

Bates was founded in 1907, soon after the railroad was extended to that point, and named after the local Bates family.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ (Scott County) 10557 from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved 7 July 2019.


34°54′29″N 94°23′13″W / 34.90806°N 94.38694°W / 34.90806; -94.38694