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Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Arkansas, United States. [3] Its population was 1,641 at the 2010 census . The Crater of Diamonds State Park is located approximately 1 mile southeast of the city.
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,171. [1] The county seat is Murfreesboro. [2] Pike County is Arkansas's 25th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named for Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, the explorer for whom Pikes Peak is named. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
County FIPS code County seat [1] Est. [2] Origin Etymology [2] Population [3] Area [4] Map Arkansas County: 001: Stuttgart, DeWitt: Dec 13, 1813: 1st County (Eastern Arkansas) the Arkansas River: 16,307: 1,033.79 sq mi (2,678 km 2) Ashley County: 003: Hamburg: Nov 30, 1848: Chicot, Drew and Union counties: Chester Ashley (1791–1848), a U.S ...
Highway 301 (AR 301, Ark. 301 and Hwy. 301) is a north–south state highway in Pike County, Arkansas. The route of 22.90 miles (36.85 km) runs from Highway 26 / Highway 27 in Murfreesboro through rural Pike County to Highway 29 in Antoine .
Billstown (also Bills Town, Bills) is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Billstown is located on Arkansas Highway 301 near the Little Missouri River . First settled in 1858, [ 3 ] Billstown has active timber and some cattle farming.
Maps of the predecessor districts "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Pike County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Clark County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives.
The Pike County Courthouse is located at Courthouse Square in the center of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States. The two-story Art Deco structure was designed by the Texarkana firm of Witt, Seibert & Halsey, and built in 1931–32. It is the county's fourth courthouse, all of which were built at or near the location of this one.
Lake Greeson is next to the small town of Murfreesboro, which is next to the Crater of Diamonds State Park. The area around Murfreesboro is full of recreational areas. Martin White Greeson, who was born on November 7, 1866, was the main developer of Lake Greeson. Lake Greeson was basically made to prevent flooding of the Little Missouri River.