Tunnel
Ghost town · Carroll County, Arkansas

Tunnel is a ghost town in Carroll County, Arkansas. It is one of 17 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tunnel as a historical populated place on the Eureka Springs 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 36.4484° N, 93.6874° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Eureka Springs |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,450 ft |
| Nearest living town | Holiday Island, AR |
| Distance to it | 3.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1977845 |
| Coordinates | 36.44840, -93.68741 |
What's there now
Tunnel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holiday Island, AR (population 2,405), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,450 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Junctionghost town · Carroll County · 1.3 mi
- Gaskinsghost town · Carroll County · 3.1 mi
- Freemanghost town · Carroll County · 6.9 mi
- Waldenghost town · Carroll County · 7.6 mi
- Pologhost town · Carroll County · 7.9 mi
- Winona Springsghost town · Carroll County · 8 mi
- Indian Creekghost town · Carroll County · 9.7 mi
- Mundellghost town · Carroll County · 11.5 mi
- Brasswell Springghost town · Carroll County · 13.1 mi
- Hurdghost town · Benton County · 14.2 mi
- Osbornghost town · Benton County · 14.3 mi
- Chaplinghost town · Madison County · 14.3 mi
Questions
Where is Tunnel?
Tunnel is in Carroll County, Arkansas, at 36.4484, -93.6874.
How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?
Carroll County, Arkansas has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.