Sulphur City, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Sulphur City, Arkansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:White River
Established Title:First post office
Established Date:1882
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:414
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Sulphur City's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates:35.965°N -94.0506°W
Area Code:479
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:78490

Sulphur City (formerly Sulphur Springs and Mankins) is an unincorporated community in White River Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Black Oak Road (Washington County Road 57 CR 57) and Whitehouse Road (CR 43). The community is on the east bank of the Middle Fork of the White River. The community of Black Oak lies approximately 1.5 miles to the northwest on the opposite side of the river.[1]

History

The first settler in the area was Peter Mankins Sr., who ran a prosperous livestock business until the outbreak of the Civil War. A post office was built in 1882, first known as Sulphur Springs, but the name was changed to Mankins since another community by that name already existed in Benton County. Shortly after the change, the community was renamed Sulphur City. The post office closed in 1960.[2]

Notes and References

  1. DeLorme . Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer . 2nd . 2004. 30. 0-89933-345-1.
  2. Web site: Sulphur City . January 15, 2013 .