10 SMALLEST Towns in ARKANSAS

Published 2023-07-02
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Have you ever wondered what the smallest towns in Arkansas look like? Well I literally went to all four corners of the state to find these hidden gems. All of these towns are incorporated, so if you think there is a town missing then it's probably because it's unincorporated. This list was made from the 2020 US Census. All these towns range from 50 at the largest down to only 20 people at the smallest. Have you been to any? Some of them are small from natural decline, while others seem to be tiny by design. It was a lot of fun exploring around Arkansas and visiting all of them! Hopefully you'll find it interesting as well!

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0:00 Tinsman
3:06 Wiederkehr Village
5:34 Ozan
8:13 Whelen Springs
10:37 Blue Eye
13:50 Corinth
16:42 Birdsong
20:03 McNab
22:44 Gilbert
25:25 Jerome
29:20 Victoria
32:49 Final Thoughts and Outtakes

Music
You are the Only - TrackTribe
Under the Wire - The Mini Vandals
All Hail the Queen - Dan Lebowitz
Michigan Greens - Dan Lebowitz
Jeremiah's Song - Dan Lebowitz
5-O-July - Dan Lebowitz

All Comments (21)
  • @vickiwood9192
    Thank you for not making fun of the dilapidated buildings. I'm a life long Arkansan, and I hate the channels that make fun of impoverished small owns and communities. New subscriber.
  • I love the way you are conducting yourself, your demeanor. Around these real small towns.
  • @jack120147
    I have lived in central Arkansas for 75 years, and I haven’t been to any of these towns. Thank you for enlightening me on my own state. I liked the way you put this presentation together for these reasons: 1. I liked your demeanor. You were educating your audience regarding these very small towns, yet you did so in a very positive manner, without putting down the places or people. You showed considerable restraint in depicting Victoria after being told to leave. That unfriendliness was an embarrassment to me and my fellow Arkansans. 2. I liked the music, which seemed to fit the small town mode. 3. I liked the camera work, and the drone aerials really gave us a wonderful aerial view of the towns. Thank you for this inspiring video of what Arkansas’ smallest towns now look like, and the history from which they sprung.
  • I go weak in the knees for old stone or brick buildings. If I had to pick a favorite city, Corinth would be it due to the old stone church. Looks like it's in pretty good shape.....? But, love the name Birdsong, and would certainly be fun to say that's where I live! Aerial footage shows so many treeeeees!!! Arkansas is a beautiful state indeed! Very enjoyable video! Thank you!
  • @gdroege44
    Wow 34+ minutes! You’ve created a masterpiece. You continue to inspire us about these small gems of history. 🏆
  • So much for southern hospitality in Victoria. Love these small town videos.
  • @kat8434
    Good morning, great day to drive through Arkansas. Enjoy your day! Well, gosh, your in the senior park, I would be over swinging on the swings. 🤣
  • @marbleman52
    I had a laugh when you were swatting at that ..whatever it was...at Victoria. It might have been one of those Arkansas flatland mosquitoes. Those buggers are huge and man, can they bite..!! I was born in Memphis and spent my entire Elementary years in a small farm town not far from Victoria, and right next to the Mississippi River, in Osceola. Yes, the flat lands have their own beauty: farm land that stretches forever to the far distant horizon, the beautiful, straight row crops, the winding water filled rice fields, the hundreds of golden round bales of hay that look like scattered checkers across the fields, and other features of the endless flat lands. But my heart is in the hills and mountains. The first time I saw the foothills of the Ozarks and the crystal clear Ozark Mountains lakes, I was hooked. My life sent me to other places from one coast to the other and I got to see and love all of the different kinds of geography of these United States, but I guess because of my childhood memories, I was always drawn back to the Ozarks and it's foothills. I am now 71 and I have been back here in north central Arkansas for 23 years. Yes, Arkansas, and every other State, has it's own beauty and history. I am thankful that I live in America.
  • @bglrj
    Well, I must really be a fan. I took your eviction from Victoria personally.
  • @MrCaronhalt
    I like all your videos and how you document the small towns. I love small towns and would never have the opportunity to visit so many of them if it were not for you. Thank you so much.
  • I was born and raised in Arkansas and lived in Trumann in Northeast Arkansas. However, when I was 16 (1967), I use to go to Birdsong with my friends. There was a little "juke joint" that was always packed. Of course, my parents didn't know we went there; I remember having my first alcoholic beverage, which I purchased myself! Thanks for bringing back pleasant memories.
  • Love the video! Arkansas is so beautiful! Canoed the Buffalo river as a kid. All the towns so interesting in there own way hard to pick a favorite!
  • Been to Blue Eye and Gilbert many times, Blue Eye has a lot of winning athletics and pretty girls 😊. The music was great in this video and thanks for including a dog. Looking forward to seeing what is next 😎
  • Grew up around Birdsong, and farm worked all around it as a teen. That longer shaped white cinderblock building was the old store. The metal frame in front enclosed the old gas pump, if you wanted gas the sweet old lady that ran the store would come out and remove the padlock, it was super expensive but the next closest gas was in Tyronza. The store had great made to order sandwiches everyday and bbq on Fridays. Really was a time capsule when I was there in the late 90s. If you are standing in front of the store, the house up on the hill behind you was an old bootlegger that would sell you beer for a $1 a can on sundays, since you cant buy alcohol in Arkansas on Sunday.
  • Wow. That was very interesting. I liked Birdsong best. So quiet. My dad was from Arkansas and we visited many small towns there as children. I saw one on your map. Tyronza was a destination we visited many times. Thanks for the great video.
  • I’ve lived in Arkansas all my life, fourth generation and I learned a lot from your video. Thank you for your presentation.
  • @kaymerry369
    Great video. Arkansas is a beauty with it's tree covered landscape. These areas are way above average in history & churches. Another great video. Thanks John for another great adventure . Nice you were only told to hit the road . Ha!
  • @tyquin1414
    Love to see my state finally get some love! Sometimes I feel like half of Americans couldn’t find it on a map if their lives depended on it. Such an overlooked state. Great content man! Keep it up!