Parks, Arkansas

Parks, Arkansas
Parks, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
	Parks, Arkansas Parks, Arkansas
	Coordinates: 34°48′07″N 93°57′39″W / 34.80194°N 93.96083°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Scott
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72950
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	77956

Parks is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. Parks is located on Arkansas Highway 28, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Waldron. Parks has a ZIP code 72950.^[2]

History

Parks was originally called White Church, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.^[3] A post office called Parks has been in operation since 1838.^[4] The present name is after Cyrus Parks, the first postmaster.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Arkansas
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ ^a ^b Parks from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks Post Office

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Arkansas

[2] ZIP Code Lookup

[History-3] Parks from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks Post Office

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Parks, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°48′07″N 93°57′39″W / 34.80194°N 93.96083°W / 34.80194; -93.96083
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Scott
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72950
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	77956^[1]