Independence

"Akron Cemetery" sign in overgrown brown field with trees in the background
Akron (Independence County)
Drivers heading south from Newark (Independence County) on Highway 122 will see an isolated cemetery marker at...
Stone monuments and gravestones with trees in cemetery seen over brick wall
Allen Chapel (Independence County)
Allen Chapel is a small community in Independence County on Highway 14 between Ramsey Mountain and Salado (Ind...
Group of bald trees in large green field
Aydelott (Independence County)
Aydelott is a historic community in Independence County located on Highway 14 between Oil Trough (Independence...
Multistory brick buildings on street with parked cars lined up in front of them and people on street corner
Batesville (Independence County)
Geographically, Batesville was destined to exist. It stands at the point where waters of the White River exit ...
Group of white men women and children posing for group photo outside school building
Bethesda (Independence County)
Although there were settlers in what became Bethesda (it was originally called Washington) in the early days o...
White boy with fiddle standing next to white girl with umbrella and younger white girl with doll
Caney (Independence County)
Caney Creek begins as a spring in the hills of the Ed Taylor Holler at McHue (Independence County), moves east...
Traffic driving past single-story storefronts on two-lane street
Cave City (Sharp and Independence Counties)
Cave City is a small community that straddles the northern Independence and southern Sharp County border in no...
Crowd of white men women and children gathered on bridge over creek with concrete supports
Cedar Grove (Independence County) [Northeast]
There are two communities named Cedar Grove in Independence County, one south of the White River between Flora...
Group of white men and children outside store building
Cedar Grove (Independence County) [Southwest]
There are two communities named Cedar Grove in Independence County—one south of the White River near Floral ...
Multistory stone building with arched entry way and school buses parked beside it
Charlotte (Independence County)
Charlotte is located just off Highway 25 (a.k.a. White Drive) on Old School Road near the banks of Dota Creek,...
Single-story building with covered entrance on grass
Chinn Spring (Independence County)
A popular place for church and social picnics in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Chinn Spring is located on Ca...
huge tree with bare branches in park
Chinquapin (Independence County)
Chinquapin is an unincorporated community in Washington Township of Independence County on Chinquapin Loop nea...
Hanging cemetery sing on slope next to rural road
Convenience (Independence County)
Convenience is a historical community located on Dota Creek on Cedar Grove Road just off Highway 25 about four...
three girls standing in front of two story building under awning
Cord (Independence County)
Cord is located at the junction of Cord Road (Highway 122) and West Hopewell Road (Highway 37, a.k.a. Elgin Ro...
Overgrown concrete columns in forested area
Curia (Independence County)
The historic community of Curia (pronounced Curie) was located near Curia Creek, a tributary of the Black Rive...
Digging machine at work in strip mine
Cushman (Independence County)
Cushman, established in 1886 as the result of an accident, was an important shipping and trade center for the ...
Overgrown cut stone structure in forest
Denieville (Independence County)
The historic community of Denieville was located on Spring Creek less than a mile from Limedale (Independence ...
White man and woman in four-door car with service station in the background
Dennison Heights (Independence County)
Dennison Heights of Independence County began as a housing development in the 1950s and 1960s on the bluffs ov...
"Departee Creek Relief 1976" plaque on bridge
Departee (Independence County)
The historic community of Departee in Christian Township of Independence County is located on Blackland Road (...
Overgrowth surrounding log smokehouse
Desha (Independence County)
Desha is located on State Highways 14 and 25 (a.k.a. Heber Springs Road) in Independence County about six mile...
Single-story stone building with covered porch on dirt driveway with setting sun behind hit
Dota (Independence County)
Dota (pronounced Doe-dee or Doe-tee) is a historic community near Dota Creek, which runs into the Black River....
Single-story building with cupola and white siding on grass
Dowdy (Independence County)
Dowdy is located on Highway 25 near the intersection with Upper Lockhart Road about three miles northeast of C...
Brick mausoleum in cemetery with paved road in the foreground
Dunnington (Independence County)
The historic community of Dunnington of Independence County was located on Highway 14, about two miles east-so...
man sitting on rocks at river dam with tree covered mountain in the background
Earnheart (Independence County)
Earnheart is a community on the north bank of the White River about three miles southeast of Bethesda (Indepen...
Older white man in hat and suit standing outside multistory house with covered porch and a balcony with people standing on it
Elmo (Independence County)
Elmo is a historic community located in a wooded area, with plowed fields on each side, between Highway 14 (Ne...
"Camp Tahkodah" entrance on dirt road in forested area
Floral (Independence County)
Floral is a community in Independence County located south-southwest of the county seat of Batesville (Indepen...
White man in suit and bow tie sitting with white woman in dress standing behind him
Gainsboro (Independence County)
Gainsboro is located between Pfeiffer (Independence County) and Moorefield (Independence County), about seven ...
"Independence County" map with borders roads cities river
Galloway (Independence County)
Galloway is a historic community shown on an 1860 map of Independence County. It was located southeast of Sulp...
"Independence County" map with borders roads cities river
Graham (Independence County)
The historic community of Graham was located in Washington Township near where Lock and Dam No. 3 on the White...
Small cemetery in field with green sign
Gray (Independence County)
Gray is a historical community in Barren Township that is somewhat an offshoot of Hickory Valley (Independence...
Young white child in overalls with dog standing in front of single-story building with two front doors
Harmontown (Independence County)
Harmontown (a.k.a. Harmon Town) is a farming community in Washington Township, located on Harmontown Road betw...
Side view of dilapidated barn behind trees in field
Hazel Grove (Independence County)
The historic community of Hazel Grove is in Dota Township on Walden Road about four miles north-northeast of C...