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History · Fountain Lake

Fountain Lake dates to 1999, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Fountain Lake was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Its Register listing is the South Fork Bridge.

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How Fountain Lake began

When was Fountain Lake founded?

1999

Fountain Lake dates its founding to 1999 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 47527 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Fountain Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fountain Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Fountain Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fountain Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fountain Lake is a town in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. Bordering Hot Springs Village, the town is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Fountain Lake had a population of 475.

Fountain Lake was established in 1999. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 503 to 475 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Fountain Lake

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1990
South Fork Bridge
South Fork Bridge
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Fountain Lake’s history

What year was Fountain Lake founded?

In 1999, according to Wikidata.

What is on the National Register in Fountain Lake?

One place: the South Fork Bridge (listed 1990).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.