Calamine, Arkansas

Calamine is an unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

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Calamine is located in Arkansas
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Calamine's position in Arkansas.
Calamine is located in the United States
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Calamine (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°00′41″N 91°23′56″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountySharp
Elevation97 m (318 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID47275[1]

History

Zinc mining gave the town its start, hence the name calamine.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calamine, Arkansas
  2. "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.


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