Cherry Hill, Polk County, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Cherry Hill, Arkansas
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Polk
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:886
Coordinates:34.5858°N -93.9983°W
Area Code:479
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:76600

Cherry Hill (also Egger) is an unincorporated community in northeast Polk County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community is on Arkansas Highway 88 approximately 13 miles east of Mena. The Ouachita River flows past south of the site.[2]

Bob Dorough (1923-2018), composer and musician, was born in Cherry Hill.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/PolkCounty.pdf Arkansas Department of Transportation-Polk County
  2. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 46-7
  3. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=620 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Bob Dorough