Dutch Mills, Arkansas
Dutch Mills, Arkansas | |
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UTC-5 (CDT) | |
| Zip code | 72744 |
| Area code | 479 |
| GNIS feature ID | 71480 |
Dutch Mills is an unincorporated community in Dutch Mills Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. Dutch Mills is on a small tributary of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River on Arkansas Highway 59, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of U.S. Route 62 and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Oklahoma border.[2]
Since Dutch Mills is a small rural community, it receives mail delivery from
2000 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas
region.
History
Dutch Mills was originally called Hermannsburg, named after its first documented settler, Johann H. Hermann, a
University of Heidelberg. In the early 1850s, Johann Hermann and his brother, Karl F. Hermann acquired the property of the town, built a mill, laid out the lots, and acquired the rights to a United States post office. The brothers operated the mill, a small store, and both served as Postmaster (Johann in 1856 and Karl in 1859). Multiple German families moved there, following the Hermanns.[4]
Hermannsburg was located at a dangerous crossroads between St. Louis.[4] After the Civil War, the name of Hermannsburg was changed to Dutch Mills. The name change was likely intended as subtle insult, or perhaps a statement of indifference, by the English descended residents who didn't care to differentiate between the Germans and the Dutch.[4]
Education
Dutch Mills is located within the Lincoln Consolidated School District.[5] Lincoln High School is its sole high school.
Notes
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dutch Mills, Arkansas
- ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Census website Fact Sheet for Zip Code Tabulation Area 72744
- ^ a b c Lemke, W.J. The Hermanns of Old Hermannsburg. Washington County Historical Society, 1965.
- ^ "About". Lincoln Consolidated School District. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
