Jane was an unincorporated community for many years, but incorporated in 2005 after a petition drive of local residents, in order to block possible annexation by Pineville, 6 miles (10 km) to the northwest. Pineville had greatly expanded its city limits with the opening of the widened U.S. Route 71 (US 71), later commissioned as Interstate 49, to its west. In 2006, the village of Jane expanded southward from its original boundaries to include a large section of US 71, at the behest of the McDonald County planning commission. It now extends south to within a one-half of a mile (0.80 km) of the Arkansas state line, abutting the unincorporated community of Caverna, and running primarily along the US 71 corridor.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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 →
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