Roseville, Arkansas Explained

Roseville is a historically important community in Logan County, Arkansas. Skirmishes and guerrilla attacks occurred in the area during the Civil War. A historical marker commemorates the Civil War history.[1] [2]

It was a port on the Arkansas River and was a site of conflict during the American Civil War. Doctor J. S. Shibley and Dr. T. D. Nichols wrote a clinical study of pneumonia in the community.[3] Col. W. S. O'Kane had a merchandising business in Roseville before he relocated to Altua.[4] Charles Humphrey served as postmaster and petitioned for a postal route from Atlas to Paris.[5]

Daniel Oliver was lynched in Roseville in 1884.[6]

According to the census 72 people live in Roseville. Most are white.[7]

Dr. Stephen H. Chism, whose home in Booneville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, moved to Roseville. His son Ben served as Secretary of State of Arkansas.[8]

The Arkansas Digital Archives notes a vertical file of documents related to the community.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. Web site: Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  3. Web site: Proceedings of the Convention and Permanent Organization. Arkansas Medical. Society. June 7, 1879. Google Books.
  4. Web site: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Including a Department Devoted to the Preservation of Sundry Personal, Business, Professional and Private Records ; Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Etc., Etc. June 7, 1889. Higginson Book Company. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Congressional Record: Containing the Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. June 7, 1877. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  6. Book: Lynched: The Victims of Southern Mob Violence. Amy Kate. Bailey. Stewart E.. Tolnay. May 4, 2015. UNC Press Books. 978-1-4696-2088-6 . Google Books.
  7. Web site: Census profile: Roseville township, Logan County, AR. Census Reporter.
  8. Web site: Stephen H. Chism House | Preserve Arkansas .
  9. Roseville, Arkansas. February 25, 2020. Vertical Files.

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