Sexton, Arkansas
Ghost town
Sexton, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Sexton, Arkansas
Sexton, Arkansas
Sexton's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°54′55″N 94°30′25″W / 35.91528°N 94.50694°W / 35.91528; -94.50694
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyWashington
TownshipDutch Mills
Elevation1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code479
GNIS feature ID81941[1]

Sexton (also Salem Springs) is a former community in Dutch Mills Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community was located on a tributary of the Baron Fork (a tributary of the Illinois River) approximately one-half mile east of the Arkansas - Oklahoma state line.[2]

A post office called Sexton was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of William H. Sexton, an early postmaster.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sexton, Arkansas
  2. Tahlequah, OK, 1:25000 Scale Topographic Map, USGS, 1898
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 321.


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