Cotton Belt, Arkansas facts for kids

Cotton Belt is a small place located in Greene County, Arkansas, in the United States. It's known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that are part of a larger county, but it doesn't have its own separate city government.

How Cotton Belt Got Its Name

The name "Cotton Belt" comes from a very important railroad company. This company was called the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. People often called this railway the "Cotton Belt" because of what it carried.

The "Cotton Belt" Railway

The St. Louis Southwestern Railway was nicknamed the "Cotton Belt" because it played a big role in moving cotton. In the past, cotton was a major crop grown in many parts of the southern United States, including Arkansas. Trains from this railway would transport huge amounts of cotton from farms to factories or ports.

The main tracks of this railway passed very close to where Cotton Belt, Arkansas, is located today. Because the railway was so important to the area, the community took its name from the railway's famous nickname. This shows how important railroads were for trade and travel long ago.

Where is Cotton Belt?

Cotton Belt is found in Greene County, Arkansas. Greene County is in the northeastern part of Arkansas. It's known for its rich farmland, where crops like cotton, rice, and soybeans are grown. The county seat, which is like the main town, is Paragould.