Calamine, Arkansas
Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
36°00′41″N 91°23′56″W / 36.01139°N 91.39889°W / 36.01139; -91.39889![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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Calamine is an unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States.[1]
History
Zinc mining gave the town its start, hence the name calamine.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calamine, Arkansas
- ^ "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Sharp County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Ash Flat
- Ash Flat‡
- Cave City‡
- Cherokee Village‡
- Evening Shade
- Hardy‡
- Highland
- Horseshoe Bend‡
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communities
- Aetna
- Ben-Gay
- Calamine
- Poughkeepsie
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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