Staves, Arkansas

About Staves

Staves is a small unincorporated community in southern Arkansas.

Staves holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.44 square miles.

📰 Staves News Today

• Election Day Arrives for Arkansas Senate District 1 Special Primary Deltaplex News · Aug 18
• Pittsburgh staves off elimination - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Apr 28
• Robert Bell Obituary - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jul 9
• Harrell Wilson Files for Vacant Arkansas Senate District 1 Seat, Opponent Already Surfaced KVOM 101.7 · Jul 15
• Robert Bell Obituary (2026) - Russellville, AR - The Courier Legacy obituary · Jul 7

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What Makes Staves Unique

• The only place in America named Staves — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern 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 13 miles.

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