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

Wilburn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. Wilburn is located on Arkansas Highway 110, 8 miles (13 km) east of Heber Springs. Wilburn has a post office with ZIP code 72179. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 132. The Concord School District operates area schools, including Concord High School. On July 1, 2004, the Wilburn School District consolidated into the Concord School District.

Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wilburn 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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Wilburn, 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 Wilburn is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wilburn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cary House in Pangburn, 6.3 miles away.

Wilburn and the nearest listed places

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Cary HouseWalter Marsh HouseJohn Shutter HouseAustin Pangburn HouseChurchill-Hilger HouseAvanell Wright House

Closest to Wilburn

Cary HousePangburn · Building6.3miWalter Marsh HousePangburn · Building6.4miJohn Shutter HousePangburn · Building6.4miAustin Pangburn HousePangburn · Building6.4miChurchill-Hilger HousePangburn · Building6.4mi

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. Cary House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wilburn?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wilburn’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
📜 Pangburn📜 Heber Springs📜 Letona📜 Concord
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