Beirne, Arkansas

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Beirne, Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W / 33.88861; -93.20417
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyClark
Settled1880
Founded byJames Lewis Beirne
Named forJames Lewis Beirne
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71721
Area code(s)870
GNIS feature ID76289

Beirne is an unincorporated community in southern Clark County, Arkansas, United States. It is located southwest of Gurdon, at

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33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W / 33.88861; -93.20417.[1]

History[]

Beirne was first settled in 1880 by James Lewis Beirne of Grafton, Illinois on 800 acres (3.2 km2) that he had purchased. Within a year there was a planing mill and a store, along with a railroad depot to serve the area.[2]

In 1890 the community was known alternately as Beirne or Beirne Station.[3]

By 1897, Beirne had at least two saw mills that made lumber for furniture and other uses.[4]

Lumber is still the main industry in Beirne, with Anthony Timberlands having their hardwood operation there.[5]

Transportation[]

State Highway 51 passes north–south through the Beirne.

For rail freight Beirne is served by the Union Pacific Railroad, which passes through the community and has a spur into the Anthony Timberlands lumber mill.

References[]

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Beirne". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. ^ "MCNEELY CREEK BRIDGE, BEIRNE, CLARK COUNTY". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. ^ "Arkansas". Indexed Atlas of the World. Rand McNally. 1890. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  4. ^ "MCNEELY CREEK BRIDGE, BEIRNE, CLARK COUNTY". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  5. ^ "Anthony Timberlands, Locations". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

Coordinates: 33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W / 33.88861; -93.20417


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