Cincinnati, Arkansas facts for kids
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Cincinnati, Arkansas
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Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Washington |
Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip code |
72769
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Area code(s) | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 47789 |
Cincinnati is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington County, Arkansas, United States. Cincinnati receives mail delivery from Summers. The population of the Summers zip code area was 942 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Cincinnati is in the Ozarks on the southern edge of the Springfield Plateau, near the Boston Mountains. Cincinnati is on Arkansas Highway 59, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Summers on U.S. Route 62 and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the Oklahoma border. The community developed on the west bank of Cincinnati Creek.
History
Three of Cincinnati's inhabitants died during the 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak. Another died four days later from injuries sustained in the tornado.
Notable person
- George W. Bond, graduate of Cincinnati High School, later president of Louisiana Tech University