History · Etowah

Etowah’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Etowah. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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2historic places
5recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Etowah is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 254 at the 2020 census, down from 351 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 351 to 254 (-28%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Etowah 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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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

2 historic places in Etowah

2 places in Etowah are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Arkansasby listings · the typical town has 1
2places listed1 building · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2004first listedEdward Samuel Wildy Barn · newest: Garden Point Cemetery, 2006

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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