Three Brothers is an unincorporated community in northwestern Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. [1]
The community is located on Arkansas Highway 5 approximately three miles south of the Arkansas– Missouri state line. The site is situated on a ridge three miles northeast of an arm of Bull Shoals Lake and eight miles northwest of Mountain Home. [2]
The community was formerly known as Vin, and was once a thriving community with a newspaper, The Ozark Clarion. [3] A post office called Three Brothers was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1953. [4] The community was named after nearby Three Brothers mountain which lie approximately 1.5 miles to the northwest along Route 5. [5] [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Brothers, Arkansas
- ^ a b Midway, AR, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1982 rev.)
- ^ Messick, Mary Ann (1973). History of Baxter County (Centennial ed.). Mountain Home, Arkansas: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. p. 78. LCCN 73-82235. OCLC 724611.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 131.
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36°27′09″N 92°27′57″W / 36.45250°N 92.46583°W
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Three Brothers is an unincorporated community in northwestern Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. [1]
The community is located on Arkansas Highway 5 approximately three miles south of the Arkansas– Missouri state line. The site is situated on a ridge three miles northeast of an arm of Bull Shoals Lake and eight miles northwest of Mountain Home. [2]
The community was formerly known as Vin, and was once a thriving community with a newspaper, The Ozark Clarion. [3] A post office called Three Brothers was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1953. [4] The community was named after nearby Three Brothers mountain which lie approximately 1.5 miles to the northwest along Route 5. [5] [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Brothers, Arkansas
- ^ a b Midway, AR, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1982 rev.)
- ^ Messick, Mary Ann (1973). History of Baxter County (Centennial ed.). Mountain Home, Arkansas: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. p. 78. LCCN 73-82235. OCLC 724611.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 131.
Municipalities and communities of
Baxter County, Arkansas, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
36°27′09″N 92°27′57″W / 36.45250°N 92.46583°W
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