Cleveland is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. Cleveland is located on

Arkansas Highway 95 Highway 95 (AR 95, Ark. 95, and Hwy. 95) is a designation for a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs runs north from US Highway 64 and Highway 113 in Morrilton north to Highway 330. Route ...

, north of Morrilton. Cleveland has a post office with ZIP code 72030. Cleveland was founded in 1890, named after former President

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

. "Downtown" Cleveland consists of the Cleveland Post Office, the Cleveland Corner Store, the Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department, the Cleveland Community Center, and the Cleveland Cemetery, which is the final resting place for a handful of veterans from the

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, as well as 20th century conflicts such as

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and

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. Highway 95, which runs through Cleveland, connects the cities of Morrilton (Conway County) and Clinton ( Van Buren County). The

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is nearby. The main industries in Cleveland are commercial broiler chicken growers for

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, cattle husbandry, and natural gas extraction, which is mostly performed by

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, as part of the

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natural gas deposit. In September 2023, property at the corner of Hwy 95 and Lentz Rd was fenced off and converted into a town park. The 1st Annual Cleveland Days Festival was held at this site on September 15 and 16 as a fundraiser for the new park.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the

Wonderview School District Wonderview School District is a public school district based in Conway County, Arkansas. It is located in an unincorporated area, and has a Hattieville postal address. It includes the communities of Wonderview, Cleveland, Jerusalem, and Hattie ...

of north Conway County, – Compare with the highway map which leads students to graduate from

Wonderview High School Wonderview High School is a comprehensive public high school in unincorporated Conway County, Arkansas, United States, with a Hattieville postal address. It is one of three public high schools located in Conway County and is the sole high school ...

(which has a

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postal address), south of Cleveland on Highway 95.

References

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