Greenfield 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 hav ...
in
Poinsett County
Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,583. The county seat is Harrisburg.
Poinsett County is included in the Jonesboro–Paragould Combined Statistical Area.
History
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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 ...
, United States. A railroad town founded along the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, it lies five miles north of
Harrisburg, and approximately ten miles south of
Jonesboro on the new
Highway 1
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.The town lies at the foot of
Crowley's Ridge, a lengthy formation that stretches for miles across the state.
At one time, Greenfield had a railway depot, passenger train service, five general mercantile establishments, two churches, a hotel, a saw mill, a cotton gin, flour mill, and numerous personal residences, though today, only the churches and houses remain. During the 19th century, loggers nearly clear cut the region for timber. Today, farms raise soybeans, rice, wheat, milo, cotton, and corn.
In 2019, The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville purchased a section of land on the west side of Highway 1 and a mile or two north of Greenfield. In 2020, construction began on the future home of the UA Rice Research and Extension Complex.
References
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Poinsett County, Arkansas
Jonesboro metropolitan area
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