Princeton, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 33°58′40″N 92°37′33″W / 33.97778°N 92.62583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Dallas |
Township | Princeton |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 870 |
GNIS feature ID | 2805680[1] |
Princeton is a small unincorporated rural village in Princeton Township, Dallas County, Arkansas, United States, located at the junction of Arkansas highways 8 and 9, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Carthage.[2] Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community.[3] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13.[4]
There is a small store with gas pumps, a church, and a village park, along with scattered houses. Princeton was a thriving pre-Civil War community, and until 1908 was the county seat of Dallas County. It once had its own public school system, post office, and boasted four doctors and a dentist in practice.