Keevil, Arkansas

Keevil, Arkansas
Keevil is located in Arkansas
Keevil
Keevil
Keevil is located in the United States
Keevil
Keevil
Coordinates: 34°47′17″N 91°14′38″W / 34.78806°N 91.24389°W / 34.78806; -91.24389
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMonroe
Elevation184 ft (56 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID61170[1]

Keevil is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. Keevil is located on Arkansas Highway 17, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) south-southwest of Brinkley.[2]

The Keevil depot on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway was at milepost 207.10 of the Jonesboro Sub-Division. Keevil boasted a 96-car capacity passing siding and had capacity for 13 other cars on additional trackage. The depot was abolished in 1951. The location of this depot was very close to the Arkansas Highway 241 crossing of the current Union Pacific rail line.[3]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keevil, Arkansas
  2. ^ Monroe County, Arkansas General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  3. ^ St. Louis Southwestern Railway Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935 pages 8–9.