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Limeville

Ghost town · Independence County, Arkansas

Bethesda quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680)
Bethesda quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Limeville is a ghost town in Independence County, Arkansas. It is one of 10 former communities in Independence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Limeville as a historical populated place on the Bethesda topographic quadrangle: 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 35.7534° N, 91.7526° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBethesda
Elevation277 ft
Nearest living townBethesda, AR
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID81461
Coordinates35.75341, -91.75264

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What's there now

Limeville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bethesda, AR (population 136), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 277 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 Limeville?

Limeville is in Independence County, Arkansas, at 35.7534, -91.7526.

How many ghost towns are in Independence County?

Independence County, Arkansas has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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