The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusVanndale (formerly Oak Grove) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Searcy Township, Cross County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 339. Vanndale was the county seat of Cross County from 1886 until 1903, when it was moved to the booming railroad town of Wynne. The community was named for John W. Vann, postmaster. Vanndale was formerly on Highway 1, but has now been bypassed and is on Highway 1B.
Half of its homes were built before 1992.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Vanndale 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.
Start Vanndale’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vanndale’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Vanndale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Vanndale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Johnston, John H., Cotton Gin Historic District in Wynne, 5.5 miles away.
Vanndale and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.