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History · Arrow Point

Half of Arrow Point’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Arrow Point was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1927 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Arrow Point’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 Arrow Point are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Arrow Point, in brief

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

Arrow Point is a village in White River Township of southeast Barry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 86 to 75 (-13%).

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

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On the map

Arrow Point on the map, 1927 to 1999

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

Arrow Point on the 1927 USGS mapArrow Point on the 1950 USGS mapArrow Point on the 1974 USGS mapArrow Point on the 1999 USGS map1927Shell Knob 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 Arrow Point.

People over time

Arrow Point, census by census

010020002020Peak: 133

Between 75 and 133 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Arrow Point’s Wikipedia page.

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.