Billstown (also Bills Town, Bills) is an unincorporated community in
Pike County,
Arkansas
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, United States.
Billstown is located on
Arkansas Highway 301 near the
Little Missouri River. First settled in 1858, Billstown has active timber and some cattle farming.
Education
It is in the
South Pike County School District.
[SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pike County, AR]
" U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Compare with the highway map. Note that the Delight School District merged into the South Pike County district.[ - See Billstown on the map.]
It was previously in the
Delight School District.
On July 1, 2010, the Delight district merged with the Murfreesboro district to form the
South Pike County School District.
[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
" Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Before World War 2, Billstown supported a small elementary school at the Billstown Cemetery.
Notable people
*
Glen Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from ...
(19362017), singer, actor, and entertainer, was born in Billstown and buried in the Campbell family cemetery in Billstown.
*Rep. Alvis W. Stokes (19071986) born in Billstown, served in the state legislature in 1959 and 1961, as well as judge for Pike County. An active poultry and cattle farmer, he also served on the board of the Bank of Delight. Prior to World War 2, he owned and operated a nursery and produced sorghum molasses under the business name W.R. Stokes & Son.
He is buried with his wife Clarice E. Stokes, teacher and homemaker, in
Delight, Arkansas.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
Glen Campbell
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