Varner 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 Lincoln County,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

, United States. Its elevation is 177 ft (54 m). Varner is located southeast of

Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

History

Circa 1952 Varner had three residents.
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''Circa'' 1958 Varner, which had five residents, had a crossroads, gas station and a store. By 1975, parts of the area were within the boundary of the

Cummins Unit The Cummins Unit (formerly known as Cummins State Farm) is an Arkansas Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States, in the Arkansas Delta region. It is located along U.S. Route 65, near Grady, Gou ...

. The center of the community is now entirely in ADC land.

Government and infrastructure

The Cummins/Varner Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services. The station is along

Arkansas Highway 388 The following is a list of state highways in Arkansas. The state does not use a numbering convention. Generally the two-digit odd numbered highways run north–south with a few exceptions; and even-numbered two-digit state highways run east–w ...

. Varner houses the

Arkansas Department of Correction The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC), formerly the Arkansas Department of Correction, is the state law enforcement agency that oversees inmates and operates state prisons within the U.S. state of Arkansas. DOC consists of two divisions, th ...

Varner Unit The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison for men of the Arkansas Department of Correction in Varner, Choctaw Township, unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 65,

. The

is located nearby. The main campus of the Riverside Vocational Technical School is located behind the Varner Unit.Campuses
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Education

In 1952 the area was zoned to the

Grady School District Grady Public Schools was a school district with its headquarters in Grady, Arkansas. Its territory is now within the Star City School District. History In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer tha ...

References

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