Ghost Towns in Arkansas

On the map

51 ghost towns

16% sit on public land · 5 with a free-licensed photo

51243
  • National Forest 5
  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 2
  • Private or unlisted 43
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Arkansas's ghost towns.

The largest share, 43 of 51, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

  • National Forest 5
  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 2
  • Private or unlisted 43

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Arkansas

All 51 by county

Benton County 2

Boone County 2

Carroll County 6

Clark County 1

Conway County 1

Craighead County 1

Crawford County 3

Crittenden County 1

Cross County 1

Desha County 2

Franklin County 1

Garland County 1

Howard County 2

Jackson County 1

Little River County 1

Lonoke County 1

Marion County 3

Montgomery County 1

Pike County 2

Pope County 3

Scott County 5

Sevier County 1

Stone County 1

Union County 1

Van Buren County 1

Washington County 5

Woodruff County 1

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