Beirne, Arkansas

Beirne, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Clark
Settled	1880
Founded by	James Lewis Beirne
Named for	James Lewis Beirne
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71721
Area code(s)	870
GNIS feature ID	76289

Beirne is an unincorporated community in southern Clark County, Arkansas, United States. It is located southwest of Gurdon, at 33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W.^[1]

History

Beirne was first settled in 1880 by James Lewis Beirne of Grafton, Illinois on 800 acres (3.2 km²) that he had purchased. Within a year there was a planing mill and a store, along with a railroad depot to serve the area.^[2]

In 1890 the community was known alternately as Beirne or Beirne Station.^[3]

By 1897, Beirne had at least two saw mills that made lumber for furniture and other uses.^[4]

Lumber is still the main industry in Beirne, with Anthony Timberlands having their hardwood operation there.^[5]

Transportation

State Highway 51 passes north-south through the Beirne.

For rail freight Beirne is served by the Union Pacific Railroad, which passes through the community and has a spur into the Anthony Timberlands lumber mill.

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Beirne". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
2. "MCNEELY CREEK BRIDGE, BEIRNE, CLARK COUNTY". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
3. "Arkansas" Check |url= value (help). Indexed Atlas of the World. Rand McNally. 1890. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
4. "MCNEELY CREEK BRIDGE, BEIRNE, CLARK COUNTY". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
5. "Anthony Timberlands, Locations". Retrieved 2009-06-17.

Coordinates: 33°53′19″N 93°12′15″W / 33.88861°N 93.20417°W