South Arkansas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
South Arkansas
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![]() South Arkansas' 15 counties highlighted in red.
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Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
Largest city | Texarkana |
South Arkansas is a special part of Arkansas located in the southern part of the state. It includes 15 counties and is known for its flat lands, like the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Arkansas Delta.
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A Rich History: Oil and Bromine
The Oil Boom of the 1920s
In the 1920s, South Arkansas became very famous because of its oil. The Smackover Field was one of the biggest oil fields in the whole country! For about five months in 1925, this area, which is about 40-square-mile (100 km2), was super busy. It was a huge 'oil boom' where lots of people came to find oil. Even today, oil is still found and produced in 10 counties across South Arkansas.
Bromine: A Special Resource
South Arkansas is also home to one of the world's largest supplies of Brine. Brine is very salty water. From this brine, a chemical called Bromine is made. Companies in this area play a big part in selling bromine around the world. Bromine is used in many different products.
Counties of South Arkansas
South Arkansas is made up of 15 different counties:
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Chicot County
- Cleveland County
- Columbia County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Miller County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
Important Cities and Towns
Here are some of the main cities and towns you can find in South Arkansas:
- Arkansas City
- Ashdown
- Bearden
- Camden
- East Camden
- El Dorado
- Hope
- Junction City
- Kingsland
- Lake Village
- Louann
- Magnolia
- Monticello
- Prescott
- Rison
- Smackover
- Texarkana (This is the largest city in the region!)
- Urbana
- Waldo