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Sexton, Arkansas
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Sexton, ArkansasSexton's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°54′55″N 94°30′25″W / 35.91528°N 94.50694°W / 35.91528; -94.50694
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Township	Dutch Mills
Elevation	1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	81941

Sexton (also Salem Springs) is a former community in Dutch Mills Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The community was located on a tributary of the Baron Fork (a tributary of the Illinois River) approximately one-half mile east of the Arkansas - Oklahoma state line.

A post office called Sexton was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906. The community has the name of William H. Sexton, an early postmaster.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sexton, Arkansas
2. Tahlequah, OK, 1:25000 Scale Topographic Map, USGS, 1898
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 321.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
Cities	Elkins Elm Springs‡ Farmington Fayetteville Greenland Johnson Lincoln Prairie Grove Springdale‡ Tontitown West Fork Winslow
Town	Goshen
Townships	Boston Brush Creek Cane Hill Center Cove Creek Crawford Durham Dutch Mills Elkins Elm Springs Farmington Fayetteville Goshen Greenland Harmon Illinois Johnson Lee's Creek Lincoln Litteral Marrs Hill Morrow Prairie Prairie Grove Reed Rhea's Mill Richland Springdale Starr Hill Tontitown Valley Vineyard Wedington West Fork White River Winslow Wyman
CDPs	Canehill Cincinnati Evansville Morrow Summers
Other unincorporated communities	Appleby Arnett Baldwin Banyard Black Oak Blackburn Blue Springs Village Brentwood Clyde Durham Dutch Mills Fayette Junction Floss Gulley Habberton Harmon Harris Hazel Velley Hicks Hogeye Hubbard Mayfield McNair Mount Olive Oak Grove Odell Onda Pilgrim's Rest Pitkin Corner Rhea Rochelle Riviera Savoy Shady Grove Skylight Sonora Spring Valley Starks Steele Strain Strickler Sulphur City Sunset Suttle Tolu Tuttle Viney Grove Walnut Grove War Eagle Cove Weddington Wedington Woods Wheeler White Rock Woolsey Wyman Wyola
Ghost towns	Barbara Blewford Carter McGuire Sexton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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