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History · Deer

Deer’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Deer. 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

Deer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. Deer is located on Arkansas Highway 16, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Jasper. Deer has a post office with ZIP code 72628. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 135.

Half of its homes were built before 1968.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deer 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deer’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Deer

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Ronnie HawkinsRonnie HawkinsHuntsville · 34 miGary MillerGary MillerHuntsville · 34 miElton BrittElton BrittMarshall · 33 miBrooks HaysBrooks HaysLondon · 35 miJesse M. MartinJesse M. MartinLondon · 35 miJohn Paul HammerschmidtJohn Paul HammerschmidtHarrison · 29 mi
By decade

Deer, 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 Deer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Deer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Little Buffalo River Bridge in Jasper, 9.8 miles away.

Deer and the nearest listed places

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Little Buffalo River BridgeThomas J. Hankins HouseBig Piney Creek BridgeDr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic DistrictJones, Gould, ReservoirNewton County Courthouse

Closest to Deer

Little Buffalo River BridgeJasper · Built 19399.8miThomas J. Hankins HouseDeer · Building9.9miBig Piney Creek BridgeDeer · Structure10.4miDr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic DistrictJasper · Building11.6miJones, Gould, ReservoirJasper · Structure12.3mi

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. Little Buffalo River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Deer?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Deer’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
📜 Jasper📜 Western Grove📜 Pindall📜 Valley Springs
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