Crocketts Bluff in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

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Crocketts Bluff

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

1. Crocketts Bluff Marker

Inscription. Named for Captain Robert Crockett, grandson of the famous David (Davey) Crockett, this community was a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century. The Crockett Rifles (Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry), first Confederate company raised in Arkansas County and one of the first in the state, was recruited in this vicinity by Captain Robert H. Crockett in 1861. A new era began in 1906 when Henry Prange successfully cultivated a small plot of rice in his front yard.

Erected 1965 by the Grand Prairie Historical Society, Crocketts Bluff Community Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 26.534′ N, 91° 13.196′ W. Marker was in Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It was on Arkansas Route 153 north of Starks Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Crocketts Bluff AR 72038, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker was in the Arkansas Delta,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Crocketts Bluff (here, next to this marker); Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company (approx. 4 miles away); Immanuel High School (approx. 6½ miles away); J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. Charles Battle Monument (approx. 6.7 miles away); Engagement at St. Charles (approx. 7 miles away); Louisiana Territory: 1682-1800 (approx. 16.9 miles away); The Swamp (approx. 16.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crocketts Bluff.

Related marker.

Marker near the former Schwab's Grocery (closed in 1985). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

2. Marker near the former Schwab's Grocery (closed in 1985).

Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker contained incorrect info on the town's founder and was replaced.

The view north on AR-153. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

3. The view north on AR-153.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,564 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.