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Blansett

Ghost town · Scott County, Arkansas

Poteau Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1879, 1:62,500)
Poteau Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1879, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blansett is a ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas, recorded as extinct town. It is one of 11 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blansett as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.7900° N, 94.2203° W.

Key facts

Elevation894 ft
Nearest living townBoles, AR
Distance to it9.7 miles
Coordinates34.79000, -94.22028

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What's there now

Blansett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boles, AR (population 185), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 894 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blansett?

Blansett is in Scott County, Arkansas, at 34.7900, -94.2203.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Arkansas has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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