Baxter, Arkansas
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  Baxter, Arkansas Location within Arkansas  Baxter, Arkansas Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′45″N 91°30′00″W / 33.52917°N 91.50000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Drew |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP | 71638 |
| Area code | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 76248[1] |
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on Arkansas Highway 35 west of Dermott, near where the highway crosses Bayou Bartholomew.[2] Located 40 mi (64 km) from the bayou mouth, it traditionally marked the head of navigation on the bayou.[3]
The settlement started as a former plantation named Bartholomew and was renamed Baxter during the Brooks–Baxter War. In 1880, the population was approximately 600 whites and 2000 blacks.[4]
The Baxter Vidette, an African-American newspaper, began publishing in Baxter in 1902.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Baxter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Drew County, Arkansas General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Immigration (1885). Louisiana. Products, Resources and Attractions. p. 67. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ DeArmond, Rebecca (1980). Old Times Not Forgotten: A History of Drew County. Little Rock, Ark: Rose Publishing Company. p. 15. ISBN 0914546317. LCCN 80-052077.
- ↑ "About The Baxter vidette. (Baxter, Ark.) 1902-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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