Marble, Arkansas
Marble, Arkansas | |
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  Marble, Arkansas Marble's position in Arkansas  Marble, Arkansas Marble, Arkansas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′23″N 93°35′15″W / 36.13972°N 93.58750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 58121[1] |
Marble is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Arkansas, United States.[1] The community is located on U.S. Route 412 and the southwest bank of the Kings River.[2]
Marble was built up chiefly after the Civil War.[3] The community was named for the valuable marble mined in the vicinity.[4]
See also
[edit]- Cartney, Arkansas, similar community in Baxter County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Marble". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 23 ISBN 0-89933-345-1
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 462.
- ^ "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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