Onyx, Arkansas

Onyx, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Onyx, Arkansas
Onyx's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 34°51′5.3″N 93°24′28.7″W / 34.851472°N 93.407972°W / 34.851472; -93.407972Coordinates: 34°51′5.3″N 93°24′28.7″W / 34.851472°N 93.407972°W / 34.851472; -93.407972
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Yell
Township Crawford
Elevation[1] 735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 479
GNIS feature ID 72854
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, Arkansas

Onyx is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States.[2] It is located where Arkansas Highway 314 begins at Arkansas Highway 27.[3] The South Fourche La Fave River flows past south of the community.[3]

It was named for valuable deposits of onyx in the vicinity.[4]

References

  1. "Onyx, Arkansas." Histopolis Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. "Feature Detail Report for: Onyx, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, Arkansas Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 40.
  4. "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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