Three Brothers, Arkansas Explained

Three Brothers is an unincorporated community in northwestern Baxter County, Arkansas, United States.

The community is located on Arkansas Highway 5 approximately three miles south of the Arkansas–Missouri state line. The site is situated on a ridge three miles northeast of an arm of Bull Shoals Lake and eight miles northwest of Mountain Home.^[1]

The community was formerly known as Vin, and was once a thriving community with a newspaper, The Ozark Clarion.^[2] A post office called Three Brothers was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1953.^[3] The community was named after nearby Three Brothers mountain which lie approximately 1.5 miles to the northwest along Route 5.^{[4] [1]}

References

36.4525°N -92.4658°W

Notes and References

1. Midway, AR, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1982 rev.)
2. Book: Messick, Mary Ann . History of Baxter County . 1973 . Centennial . Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce . 78 . Mountain Home, Arkansas . 73-82235 . 724611 .
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 5 January 2017.
4. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 131.