Billstown, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Billstown, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Billstown, Arkansas
Billstown, Arkansas
Billstown, Arkansas is located in the United States
Billstown, Arkansas
Billstown, Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°58′51″N 93°34′16″W / 33.98083°N 93.57111°W / 33.98083; -93.57111
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyPike
Elevation
[1]
328 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID76349[1]

Billstown (also Bills Town, Bills) is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas, United States.[1][2] Billstown is located on Arkansas Highway 301 near the Little Missouri River. First settled in 1858,[3] Billstown has active timber and some cattle farming.

Education

It is in the South Pike County School District.[4][5]

It was previously in the Delight School District.[6] On July 1, 2010, the Delight district merged with the Murfreesboro district to form the South Pike County School District.[7] Before World War 2, Billstown supported a small elementary school at the Billstown Cemetery.

Notable people

  • Glen Campbell (1936-2017), singer, actor, and entertainer, was born in Billstown and buried in the Campbell family cemetery in Billstown.[8]
  • Rep. Alvis W. Stokes (1907-1986) born in Billstown, served in the state legislature in 1959 and 1961, as well as judge for Pike County. An active poultry and cattle farmer, he also served on the board of the Bank of Delight.[9] Prior to World War 2, he owned and operated a nursery and produced sorghum molasses under the business name W.R. Stokes & Son.[10] He is buried with his wife Clarice E. Stokes, teacher and homemaker, in Delight, Arkansas.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Billstown, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas Department of Highway-Pike County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pike County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Compare with the highway map. Note that the Delight School District merged into the South Pike County district.
  5. ↑ "General Highway Map Pike County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2021. - See Billstown on the map.
  6. ↑ "School & Community - Delight". Delight School District. June 18, 2001. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Glen Campbell
  9. ↑ "Collection: Gilleylen-Eley-Stokes Family Papers | ArchivesSpace at the University of Arkansas". uark.as.atlas-sys.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Collection: Gilleylen-Eley-Stokes Family Papers | ArchivesSpace at the University of Arkansas". uark.as.atlas-sys.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.


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