Baxter, Arkansas

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
33°31′45″N 91°30′00″W / 33.52917°N 91.50000°W / 33.52917; -91.50000CountryUnited StatesStateArkansasCountyDrewElevation121 ft (37 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP
71638
Area code870GNIS feature ID76248[1]

Baxter is an unincorporated community in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on Arkansas Highway 35 west of Dermott, near where the highway crosses Bayou Bartholomew.[2] Located 40 mi (64 km) from the bayou mouth, it traditionally marked the head of navigation on the bayou.[3]

The Baxter Vidette, an African-American newspaper, began publishing in Baxter in 1902.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baxter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Drew County, Arkansas General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Immigration (1885). Louisiana. Products, Resources and Attractions. p. 67. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "About The Baxter vidette. (Baxter, Ark.) 1902-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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