Rivervale, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
  Rivervale, Arkansas  Rivervale, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 35°40′26″N 90°20′24″W / 35.67389°N 90.34000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Sharp |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 58499[1] |
Rivervale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, approximately five miles north of Lepanto. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 46.[2]
The Rivervale Tunnel, an engineering project in which one river flows under another, is located near Rivervale.
Rivervale was the birthplace of brothers Earlie and William H. Fires. Earlie became a Hall of Fame jockey,[3] and William, a racehorse trainer.[4]
- ^ a b "Rivervale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Rivervale CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Jockey Earlie Fires Retires". Blood-Horse Publications. September 24, 2008.
- ^ "William "Jinks" Fires". Oaklawn Jockey Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.