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Strain, Arkansas

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

36°00′48.3″N 94°03′57.7″W / 36.013417°N 94.066028°W / 36.013417; -94.066028Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyWashingtonTownshipRichlandElevation

367 m (1,204 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code479GNIS feature ID81633U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strain, Arkansas

Strain is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.^[2] It is located between Fayetteville and Elkins.^[3] The community consists of a small number of homes located around a road junction near the Middle Fork White River.

A post office called Strain was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1888.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Strain, Arkansas." Histopolis Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "Feature Detail Report for: Black Oak, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strain, Arkansas Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 22.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 322.