Princeton, Arkansas
Princeton, Arkansas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°58′40″N 92°37′33″W / 33.97778°N 92.62583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Dallas |
| Township | Princeton |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805680 |
Princeton is a small unincorporated rural village in Princeton Township, Dallas County, Arkansas, United States, located at the junction of Arkansas highways 8 and 9, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Carthage. Princeton Cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the community. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 13.
There is a small store with gas pumps, a church, and a village park, along with scattered houses. Princeton was a thriving pre-Civil War community, and until 1908 was the county seat of Dallas County. It once had its own public school system, post office, and boasted four doctors and a dentist in practice.