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History · Ozone

Ozone’s post office opened in 1873, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Ozone was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Its Register listing is the Ozone School. Below: maps from 1889 on.

1873first post office
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Ozone began

When was Ozone founded?

1873

The Ozone post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 92153 years
Founding year: the first Ozone post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ozone’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 Ozone are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18893 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1980. Watch Ozone change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ozone’s history is told.

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On the map

Ozone on the map, 1889 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ozone. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ozone on the 1889 USGS mapOzone on the 1934 USGS mapOzone on the 1980 USGS map1889Ozone sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ozone.

The story so far

Ozone, in brief

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

Ozone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. Ozone is located on Arkansas Highway 21, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Clarksville. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 92. Ozone has a post office with ZIP code 72854.

Its first post office opened in 1873.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 Ozone

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

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Ozone School
Ozone School
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ozone

Nobody well known was born in Ozone itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Roy BuchananAmerican blues musician · b. 1939
Scott BradleyAmerican composer · b. 1891
Corliss WilliamsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1973
Steve WomackU.S. Representative from Arkansas · b. 1957
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Elizabeth GracenAmerican actress · b. 1961
Bob WoottonAmerican guitarist · b. 1942

Questions about Ozone’s history

What year was Ozone founded?

The Ozone post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Ozone?

One place: the Ozone School (listed 2015).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.