Acorn, Arkansas
Encyclopedia
Acorn, Arkansas is an unincorporated town in Polk County, Arkansas
, United States
, approximately 6 miles north of Mena
. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59
, U.S. Route 71 and U.S. Route 270 in the northern part of the county. Though Acorn is only a three-way junction, it marks the end of three separate U.S. highway
concurrencies: U.S. 59 & 71 from Texarkana
, U.S. 59 & 270 from Heavener, Oklahoma
, and U.S. 71 & 270 from "Y" City
.
It is home to the Acorn branch of the Ouachita River School District.
If you take U.S. 59 & 270 going towards Heavener, Oklahoma
, along the way you'll pass the Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, approximately 6 miles north of Mena
Mena, Arkansas
Mena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County.It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad . It was Stilwell who decided Mena would be the name of this new town along the route to...
. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...
, U.S. Route 71 and U.S. Route 270 in the northern part of the county. Though Acorn is only a three-way junction, it marks the end of three separate U.S. highway
United States Numbered Highways
The system of United States Numbered Highways is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid...
concurrencies: U.S. 59 & 71 from Texarkana
Texarkana, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,384 households, and 7,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.5 people per square mile . There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 368.1 per square mile...
, U.S. 59 & 270 from Heavener, Oklahoma
Heavener, Oklahoma
Heavener is a city in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,201 at the 2000 census.-Heavener Runestone:...
, and U.S. 71 & 270 from "Y" City
Y City, Arkansas
Y City is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 71 and 270 in the southern part of the county.-References:...
.
It is home to the Acorn branch of the Ouachita River School District.
If you take U.S. 59 & 270 going towards Heavener, Oklahoma
Heavener, Oklahoma
Heavener is a city in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,201 at the 2000 census.-Heavener Runestone:...
, along the way you'll pass the Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center.