Strain is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[2] It is located between Fayetteville and Elkins.[3] The community consists of a small number of homes located around a road junction near the Middle Fork White River.
Strain, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°00′48.3″N 94°03′57.7″W / 36.013417°N 94.066028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Washington |
Township | Richland |
Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 81633 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strain, Arkansas |
A post office called Strain was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1888.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Strain, Arkansas." Histopolis Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Black Oak, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strain, Arkansas Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 22.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 322.