Strain is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Richland Township,
Washington County,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
, United States. It is located between
Fayetteville and
Elkins. The community consists of a small number of homes located around a road junction near the
Middle Fork White River.
A post office called Strain was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1888.
References
Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
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