Current View, Arkansas and Missouri explained

Current View is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Arkansas and Ripley County, Missouri, United States. The community straddles the Missouri–Arkansas border on the northeast bank of the Current River. Arkansas Highway 211 connects to the south and Missouri Route E is to the north. Doniphan, Missouri lies approximately eight miles to the north-northwest and Success, Arkansas is about five miles south.[1]

History

A variant name was "Currentview". A post office called Currentview was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1913.[2] The community was named for its location near the Current River.[3]

References

36.4989°N -90.7781°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 14 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071854/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ripley.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 14, 2016.