Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
| Choctaw, Arkansas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Choctaw, ArkansasShow map of Arkansas Choctaw, ArkansasShow map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′39″N 92°26′24″W / 35.52750°N 92.44000°W / 35.52750; -92.44000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Van Buren |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72028 |
| Area code | 501 |
| GNIS feature ID | 57548 |
Choctaw is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. Choctaw is located at the junction of U.S. Route 65, Arkansas Highway 9, and Arkansas Highway 330, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southeast of downtown Clinton. Choctaw has a post office with ZIP code 72028.
There was a previous location of the community, called "Old Choctaw" and people moved to a new area, "New Choctaw," after the former area was filled with water in the 1960s.
Notable people
- Bill Bradford, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Glenna Sue Kidd, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher She is from "Old Choctaw".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choctaw, Arkansas
- ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sue Kidd (1933–2017)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- "Bill Bradford". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- "Glenna Sue Kidd". AAGPBL.org. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- Matter, Kathy (July 28, 1992). "She's in her own league". Journal and Courier. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com. - On page B1: "She was 15 in Choctaw, Ark.,"
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| County seat: Clinton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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