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History · Cale

Cale’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Cale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cale is a town in Nevada County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Cale Wardell.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 79 to 73 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cale yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Cale

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Ne-YoNe-YoCamden · 23 miMike HuckabeeMike HuckabeeHope · 20 miSarah Huckabee SandersSarah Huckabee SandersHope · 20 miMelinda DillonMelinda DillonHope · 20 miBarbara HendricksBarbara HendricksStephens · 17 miTommy TubervilleTommy TubervilleCamden · 23 mi
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Cale, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cale is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Carolina Methodist Church in Cale, 4.6 miles away.

Cale and the nearest listed places

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Carolina Methodist ChurchCamden to Washington Road-Rosston SegmentPoison Spring State ParkMoscow Methodist Church and CemeteryT. C. McRae HouseD. L. McRae House

Closest to Cale

Carolina Methodist ChurchCale · Built 18714.6miCamden to Washington Road-Rosston SegmentCale · Structure5.6miPoison Spring State ParkChidester · Built 196112.6miMoscow Methodist Church and CemeteryPrescott · Site12.7miT. C. McRae HousePrescott · Site14.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Carolina Methodist Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cale’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Rosston📜 Willisville📜 Bluff City📜 Bodcaw

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