Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Jefferson, also known as Jefferson Springs, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas.[1] It is situated on the Union Pacific Railway (UP), 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northwest of Pine Bluff, the county seat.[2][3] Jefferson is home to the National Center for Toxicological Research.[4]
Jefferson, Arkansas Jefferson Springs, Arkansas | |
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  Jefferson  Jefferson | |
| Coordinates: 34°22′50.4″N 92°09′50.5″W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP code (s) | 72079 |
| Area code (s) | 501 |
| GNIS feature ID | 77370 |
| Highways |  |
| Major airport | Clinton National (LIT) |
Education
Jefferson is served by the White Hall School District.
FDA Laboratory
The US Food and Drug Administration Arkansas Laboratory in Jefferson is a 146,400 square feet (13,600 m2) research facility that serves as headquarters for the National Center for Toxicological Research, as well as the Arkansas Regional Laboratories, an FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Southwest Region laboratory.[5]
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The FDA laboratory in Jefferson is the headquarters of the National Center for Toxicological Research
References
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889. p. 134. LCCN 01001243. OL 24190554M – via Internet Archive.
- Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description (World's Fair ed.). Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration. May 1893. p. 13. LCCN 25000261 – via Internet Archive.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
- "About the National Center for Toxicological Research". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "Toxicology Research at FDA (NCTR Campus)". Flickr. US Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
Further reading
- "At Jefferson Springs". Daily Arkansas Gazette (248). Little Rock (published September 5, 1888). September 4, 1888. p. 1.
- Leslie, James W. (1981). Pine Bluff and Jefferson County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. ISBN 978-0898651485. LCCN 81005481. OCLC 7462693.
- Moneyhon, Carl H. (1997). West, Elliott (ed.). Arkansas and the New South 1874-1929. Histories of Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-490-3. LCCN 97026932. OCLC 37269309. OL 680393M.
- "Petitions Are Filed: Jefferson Springs, on Iron Mountain, Wants Trains Stopped—Searcy Asks Better Service". Arkansas Democrat. 39 (45). Little Rock. November 10, 1909. p. 2.
- Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Arkansas (Map). 1:900,000. Rand, McNally & Co. 1898. LCCN 98688447. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Library of Congress.
External links
- Redfield Public Library at Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System (pineblufflibrary.org)
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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