Heber Springs, Arkansas Heber Springs, Arkansas Location in Cleburne County and the state of Arkansas Location in Cleburne County and the state of Arkansas Heber Springs is a town/city in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States.
The populace was 7,165 at the 2010 census. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Cleburne County. Heber Springs is positioned near the center of Cleburne County at 35 29 40 N 92 2 21 W (35.494329, 92.039168). Arkansas Highway 5 bypasses the center of the town/city to the east, dominant north 40 miles (64 km) to Mountain View and south 62 miles (100 km) to Little Rock (via U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.4 square miles (21.7 km2), all of it land.
The town/city was titled for a series of natural springs that are positioned on the east side of town on Main Street.
Greers Ferry Lake and the Little Red River are positioned just north of the city, where rainbow trout are stocked in the Little Red and can be fished below the Greers Ferry Dam.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Initially titled Sugar Loaf, Heber Springs was established by Max Frauenthal.
In 1881, Frauenthal bought territory in Van Buren County from John T.
He established the Sugar Loaf Springs Company and plotted a town site which was incorporated as "Sugar Loaf" on October 4, 1882.
In 1883, Frauenthal donated territory for the courthouse square, assembled a frame courthouse to be used by the soon to be created Cleburne County, and donated the territory for Spring Park, thus securing the governmental center of county for the new town.
Frauenthal chose the name Cleborne County to honor Confederate General Patrick Cleburne, who was killed in the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
In 1910, Sugar Loaf's name was changed to Heber Springs in order to avoid confusion with another town with a postal service titled Sugar Loaf.
Heber Springs School District, major school precinct for the region with students graduating from Heber Springs High School.
West Side School District, West Side Elementary School and West Side High School positioned in Greers Ferry.
The precinct encompasses more than 147.81 square miles (382.8 km2) of territory that includes all or portions of Cleburne County and Van Buren County communities including: Higden, Bee Branch, Quitman, Heber Springs, Prim, Edgemont, Shirley, Fairfield Bay, Greers Ferry, and Drasco.
Max Frauenthal, Civil War hero and beginning father of Heber Springs Mindy Mc - Cready, nation music singer (Committed suicide in Heber Springs) Josh Miller, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 66, including Heber Springs John Russell Payton, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 64 (Cleburne and White counties) The Clarence Frauenthal House, assembled in 1914, is home of the Cleburne County Historical Society. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Heber Springs has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Heber Springs city, Arkansas".
Frauenthal House, at Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
Climate Summary for Heber Springs, Arkansas City of Heber Springs official website Heber Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States County seat: Heber Springs Fairfield Bay Greers Ferry Heber Springs Quitman This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties Cities in Cleburne County, Arkansas - Cities in Arkansas - County seats in Arkansas
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