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History · Minturn

Minturn’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Minturn is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Minturn had a population of 87.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 109 to 87 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Minturn 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 Minturn’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Minturn

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JGJohn GrishamJonesboro · 22 miMary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenNewport · 27 miAlice WaltonAlice WaltonNewport · 27 miWes BentleyWes BentleyJonesboro · 22 miJim WaltonJim WaltonNewport · 27 miMalik MonkMalik MonkJonesboro · 22 mi
By decade

Minturn, 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 Minturn is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Minturn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old US 67, Alicia to Hoxie in Minturn, 1.9 miles away.

Minturn and the nearest listed places

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Old US 67, Alicia to HoxieClover Bend High SchoolClover Bend Historic DistrictScott CemeteryMissouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut RidgeWalnut Ridge Post Office, Old

Closest to Minturn

Old US 67, Alicia to HoxieMinturn · Structure1.9miClover Bend High SchoolMinturn · Building3.4miClover Bend Historic DistrictMinturn · District3.8miScott CemeteryWalnut Ridge · Site7.3miMissouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut RidgeWalnut Ridge · Building7.4mi

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. Old US 67, Alicia to Hoxie’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Minturn?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Minturn’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

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📜 Hoxie📜 Alicia📜 Portia📜 Walnut Ridge
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