Harness, Arkansas

Harness is an extinct town in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Harness was established in 1922, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] The origin of the name "Harness" is obscure.[3]

One theory regarding the name of this community is the number of families with the surname Harness who have lived in the Van Buren and Stone Counties, Arkansas area. Forty-seven (47) individuals with the name Harness are listed as being buried in Harness Cemetery.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harness
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
  4. "Harness Cemetery, Stone County, Arkansas". FindAGrave.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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