Black Springs, Arkansas

About Black Springs

Set in the southwestern part of Arkansas, Black Springs is a tiny community with an estimated population of 93.

Black Springs holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 207 residents per square mile.

📰 Black Springs News Today

• Arkansas police report 19 people killed in 18 wrecks on state roads in first week of September - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Sep 11
• Charles Leon Black Obituary Sep 9, 2022 www.smithfamilycares.com · Sep 9
• Man in Black springs a leak: Arkansas water tower featuring Johnny Cash vandalized FOX16.com · May 16
• MSgt Harold Wille (Retired) Obituary - Fort Smith, AR Dignity Memorial · Sep 19
• Cynthia Renae Davis Obituary (2025) - Black Springs, AR - Thornton Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Sep 16

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What Makes Black Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Black Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 93 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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