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Chismville, Arkansas

Coordinates: 35°13′2″N 93°56′26″W / 35.21722°N 93.94056°W / 35.21722; -93.94056
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Chismville, Arkansas
Chismville is located in Arkansas
Chismville
Chismville
Location in Arkansas
Chismville is located in the United States
Chismville
Chismville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°13′2″N 93°56′26″W / 35.21722°N 93.94056°W / 35.21722; -93.94056
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyLogan
TownshipWashburn
Elevation152 m (499 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72927
Area code870
GNIS feature ID56959
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chismville, Arkansas

Chismville is an unincorporated community in Washburn Township, Logan County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located where Highway 217 terminates at Highway 23.[2]

A town developed at the crossroads. It was named for the Chism family. Benjamin Boone Chism who served in the Civil War and became Arkansas Secretary of State was part of the family, the son of Stephen H. Chism and Jeanette Logan Chism.

A train line bypassed the community and it declined.

The Dr. Stephen H. Chism House is a log structure that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been restored. It was home to Benjamin Boone Chism's father Stephen H. Chism who served in the Arkansas Senate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chismville, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 39.
  3. ^ https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/jan/08/little-is-left-to-remember-bustling-crossroads/