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History · Witts Springs

Witts Springs’ post office opened in 1857, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1939 on.

1857first post office
0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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How Witts Springs began

When was Witts Springs founded?

1857

The Witts Springs post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 33169 years
Founding year: the first Witts Springs post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Witts Springs’ past

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

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The story so far

Witts Springs, in brief

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

Witts Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 33. Witts Springs is located on Arkansas Highway 16, 16.5 miles (26.6 km) southwest of Marshall. Witts Springs has a post office with ZIP code 72686. John Campbell who served in Mexico and the Confederate Army and who was a county surveyor and judge as well as a state senator for two terms had his post office at Witts Springs.

Its first post office opened in 1857.

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

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On the map

Witts Springs on the map, 1939 to 1980

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

Witts Springs on the 1939 USGS mapWitts Springs on the 1941 USGS mapWitts Springs on the 1974 USGS mapWitts Springs on the 1980 USGS map1939Snowball 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 Witts Springs.

Famous people

Famous people close to Witts Springs

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

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John HargisAmerican swimmer · b. 1975
Elton BrittCountry music guitarist and singer-songwriter · b. 1912
Davis Tutt19th-century American Old West gambler · b. 1836
Conlan CarterAmerican actor and athletic pole vaulter · b. 1934
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Bobby BurnettAmerican football player · b. 1943
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Jesse Smith HenleyUnited States federal judge · b. 1917

Questions about Witts Springs’ history

What year was Witts Springs founded?

The Witts Springs post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.