List of Baptist churches
United States -- Arkansas
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Church

Image

Dates

Location

City, State

Description

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church

1942 built
2003 NRHP-listed

33°49′57″N 93°36′39″W﻿ / ﻿33.83250°N 93.61083°W﻿ / 33.83250; -93.61083﻿ (Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church)

Blevins, Arkansas

Has a "Plain/Traditional" style building

Mo-Ark Baptist Academy

1996 NRHP-listed

South of the western terminus of Park St.
36°29′52″N 93°23′57″W﻿ / ﻿36.49778°N 93.39917°W﻿ / 36.49778; -93.39917﻿ (Mo-Ark Baptist Academy)

Blue Eye, Arkansas

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Brinkley, Arkansas)

1909 built
1986 NRHP-listed

409 S. Main St.
34°52′56″N 91°11′39″W﻿ / ﻿34.88222°N 91.19417°W﻿ / 34.88222; -91.19417﻿ (Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church)

Brinkley, Arkansas

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Enola, Arkansas)

1952 built
2009 NRHP-listed

249 AR 107
35°11′56″N 92°12′12″W﻿ / ﻿35.19889°N 92.20333°W﻿ / 35.19889; -92.20333﻿ (Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church)

Enola, Arkansas

Bungalow/Craftsman

First Baptist Church (Eudora, Arkansas)

1900 built
1998 NRHP-listed

AR 159 S, 1 mi. S of Eudora33°5′24″N 91°16′8″W﻿ / ﻿33.09000°N 91.26889°W﻿ / 33.09000; -91.26889﻿ (First Baptist Church (Eudora, Arkansas))

Eudora, Arkansas

Bungalow/craftsman, listed within the Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS

South Side Baptist Church

1948 built
2006 NRHP-listed

2400 Dodson Ave.
35°22′19″N 94°24′24″W﻿ / ﻿35.37194°N 94.40667°W﻿ / 35.37194; -94.40667﻿ (South Side Baptist Church)

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Moderne

Gravel Hill Baptist Church

1935 built
1992 NRHP-listed

Gravel Hill Road
35°14′56″N 91°58′40″W﻿ / ﻿35.24889°N 91.97778°W﻿ / 35.24889; -91.97778﻿ (Gravel Hill Baptist Church)

Gravel Hill, Arkansas

NPS Rustic architecture

Centennial Baptist Church

1917 built
1995 NRHP-listed

522 Arkansas St.
34°31′18″N 90°35′25″W﻿ / ﻿34.52167°N 90.59028°W﻿ / 34.52167; -90.59028﻿ (Centennial Baptist Church (Helena, Arkansas))

Helena, Arkansas

Late Gothic Revival

New Light Missionary Baptist Church

1917 built
1995 NRHP-listed

522 Arkansas St.34°31′18″N 90°35′25″W﻿ / ﻿34.52167°N 90.59028°W﻿ / 34.52167; -90.59028﻿ (New Light Missionary Baptist Church)

Helena, Arkansas

Late Gothic Revival

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section

built
1992 NRHP-listed

St. Marys St.
33°19′48″N 91°17′12″W﻿ / ﻿33.33000°N 91.28667°W﻿ / 33.33000; -91.28667﻿ (New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section)

Lake Village, Arkansas

First Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)

1941 built
1994 NRHP-listed

Jct. of 12th and Louisiana Sts., SW corner34°44′14″N 92°16′26″W﻿ / ﻿34.73722°N 92.27389°W﻿ / 34.73722; -92.27389﻿ (First Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas))

Little Rock, Arkansas

Late Gothic Revival

First Missionary Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)

1882 built
1983 NRHP-listed

701 S. Gaines St.
34°44′35″N 92°16′41″W﻿ / ﻿34.74306°N 92.27806°W﻿ / 34.74306; -92.27806﻿ (First Missionary Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas))

Little Rock, Arkansas

Gothic Revival

Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College

built
NRHP-listed

Little Rock, Arkansas

Mount Zion Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas)

1926 built
1987 NRHP-listed

900 Cross St.
34°44′30″N 92°17′7″W﻿ / ﻿34.74167°N 92.28528°W﻿ / 34.74167; -92.28528﻿ (Mount Zion Baptist Church (Little Rock, Arkansas))

Little Rock, Arkansas

Prairie School

St. Peter's Rock Baptist Church

1941 built
2005 NRHP-listed

1401 W 18th St.
34°44′6″N 92°17′19″W﻿ / ﻿34.73500°N 92.28861°W﻿ / 34.73500; -92.28861﻿ (St. Peter's Rock Baptist Church)

Little Rock, Arkansas

Plain/traditional

First Baptist Church (Marvell, Arkansas)

built
1991 NRHP-listed

Jct. of Pine and Carruth Sts.
34°33′26″N 90°54′44″W﻿ / ﻿34.55722°N 90.91222°W﻿ / 34.55722; -90.91222﻿ (First Baptist Church (Marvell, Arkansas))

Marvell, Arkansas

Vernacular Collegiate Gothic

Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051

1910 built
2007 NRHP-listed

127 Bride St.
33°7′22″N 91°32′57″W﻿ / ﻿33.12278°N 91.54917°W﻿ / 33.12278; -91.54917﻿ (Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051)

Parkdale, Arkansas

Late Gothic Revival

Prosperity Baptist Church

1904 built
2003 NRHP-listed

AR 8 W
33°52′29″N 92°33′9″W﻿ / ﻿33.87472°N 92.55250°W﻿ / 33.87472; -92.55250﻿ (Prosperity Baptist Church)

Ramsey, Arkansas

Plain-Traditional architecture

Lone Star Baptist Church

2005 NRHP-listed

620 Sheridan Rd.
34°26′38″N 92°11′17″W﻿ / ﻿34.44389°N 92.18806°W﻿ / 34.44389; -92.18806﻿ (Lone Star Baptist Church)

Redfield, Arkansas

Plain traditional

Canaan Baptist Church (Texarkana, Arkansas)

1990 NRHP-listed

Jct. of Laurel and 10th Sts.
33°25′59″N 94°2′29″W﻿ / ﻿33.43306°N 94.04139°W﻿ / 33.43306; -94.04139﻿ (Canaan Baptist Church (Texarkana, Arkansas))

Texarkana, Arkansas

Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Other

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The Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church on Hempstead County Route 16 , about 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) south of the small town of Blevins , Arkansas . It is a single-story wood frame structure , with a Jerkinhead roof , and a steeple topped by a hip roof . It was built in 1942 , using in part materials recycled from an 1870 church which was dismantled due to the establishment of the Southwestern Proving Ground in 1940 . The church serves an African-American congregation that was , prior to its relocation , in a community that was originally named for , and supported by , Arkansas Senator James Kimbrough Jones . The church property includes a small wood-frame Sunday school building , constructed about the same time as the church , and a cemetery . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 .
Blevins is a city in Hempstead County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 315 at the 2010 census , down from 365 in 2000 . It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Mo-Ark Baptist Academy is a historic religious school building in Blue Eye , Arkansas . It is located just south of the western end of Park Street , not far from the state line with Blue Eye , Missouri . It is a large T-shaped two-story brick building with a hip roof , built in 1918 to house what was initially called the Carroll County Institute . At first funded by the Arkansas Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention , it eventually also received funding from Missouri Baptists , and was renamed ( first to Mo-Ark Baptist Academy and then Armo Academy ) . The school was later expanded to include both boys and girls dormitories ; the latter still stands nearby . The school closed its doors in 1931 ; the building was used by the Green Forest School District as an elementary school into the 1950s , and has since seen intermittent use as a community center . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 .
Blue Eye is an incorporated town in Carroll County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 30 at the 2010 census . Blue Eye , Arkansas , is adjacent to Blue Eye , Missouri .
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church at 409 S. Main Street in Brinkley , Arkansas . It is a red brick building with front facing gable roof , and a pair of square towers flanking the main structure . The left tower is slightly taller , an intentional element of the design that was maintained when one tower had to be shorted by removal of its belfry . The towers are joined by a three-bay porch sheltering the building 's main entrance . The church was built in 1909 for an African-American congregation established in 1886 , and has been a major cultural focus for that community since . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 .
Brinkley is the most populous city in Monroe County , Arkansas , United States . Located within the Arkansas Delta , Brinkley was founded as a railroad town in 1872 . The city has historically been a transportation and agricultural center in the region , more recently developing a reputation for outdoors recreation and the ivory-billed woodpecker . Birding has become important to the city and region following the discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004 , a species thought to be extinct 60 years earlier . Located halfway between Little Rock and Memphis , Tennessee , the city has used the slogan We 'll Meet You Half-Way in some of its advertising campaigns . The population was 3,188 at the 2010 census .
Mt . Zion Missionary Baptist Church , also known as the Enola Baptist Church , is a historic church at 249 AR 107 in Enola , Arkansas . It is a single-story masonry structure , built out of local fieldstone with cream-colored brick trim . The main block has a gabled roof , with a projecting vestibule and entrance sheltered by a gabled roof . A cross-gabled rear section projects slightly to the sides . The church was built about 1952 , with the exterior stone veneer work done by Silas Owens , Sr. , a locally renowned master mason , with the rear addition finished by his son , Silas Jr . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 .
Enola is a town in Faulkner County , Arkansas , United States . It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 338 at the 2010 census , up from 188 at the 2000 census .
The First Baptist Church is a historic church on Arkansas Highway 159 South , 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) south of Eudora , Arkansas . The wood frame church was built in 1900 , and rebuilt in 1946 after sustaining significant storm damage . The building is clad in a combination of weatherboard and novelty siding , and is covered by a shingled cross-gable roof . It is topped by a short gable-roofed belltower . The front facade is symmetrically organized around the main entrance , with the door recessed in a projecting section with its own , lower , end gable . The double doors are flanked by three-over-one windows . The building is associated with the African-American community that developed in the area during the first half of the 20th century . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 .
Eudora is a city in Chicot County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 2,269 at the 2010 census , down from 2,819 in 2000 .
South Side Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 2400 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith , Arkansas . It is a large two-story brick building , built in 1948 with Moderne styling . The main facade is symmetrically arranged , with its entrances recessed to the sides of a round Romanesque arch , whose rear wall presents a round-arch window . Narrow windows and projecting corner sections relieve the mass of brickwork , with the corner sections providing vertical emphasis with piers and rising the height of the building . The building is a rare local example of the Moderne style . It is used by the church for educational facilities . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 .
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County . As of the 2010 Census , the population was 86,209 . With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017 , it is the principal city of the Fort Smith , Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area , a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford , Franklin , and Sebastian , and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah . Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna , Italy , site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna , fought by United States Army Rangers commanded by Fort Smith native William O. Darby . The city also has a mutual friendship-city relationship with Jining , China . Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state border , situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers , also known as Belle Point . Fort Smith was established as a western frontier military post in 1817 , when it was also a center of fur trading . The city developed there . It became well known as a base for migrants ' settling of the Wild West and for its law enforcement heritage . In 2007 , the city of Fort Smith was selected by the United States Department of the Interior as the site of the new United States Marshals Service National Museum , slated to open in 2019 .
The Gravel Hill Baptist Church was a historic church on Gravel Hill Road in rural western White County , Arkansas . It was located on Gravel Hill Road in the community of Gravel Hill , south of County Road 26 and west of Searcy . It was a single-story fieldstone structure , built in the Rustic or National Park style . It had a front-facing gable roof , with exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style , and had a gable roofed entrance porch . The church was built in 1935 , and was the only building of its type in the area . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 . It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database .
The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena , Arkansas . It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris ( 1855-1922 ) , who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention , USA , Inc. Morris served as the Convention 's president from 1895 until his death , and his church served functionally as the organization 's headquarters . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 , and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003 .
Helena is the eastern portion of Helena-West Helena , Arkansas , a city in Phillips County , Arkansas . It was founded in 1833 by Nicholas Rightor and is named after the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips , an early settler of Phillips County and the namesake of Phillips County . As of the 2000 census , this portion of the city population was 6,323 . Helena was the county seat of Phillips County until January 1 , 2006 , when it merged its government and city limits with neighboring West Helena . Helena is the birthplace of Arkansas ' former Senior United States Senator Blanche Lincoln . Helena is home to the longest running daily radio program in the U.S. , King Biscuit Time . From 1906 to 1946 , Helena was a terminal point on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad , which provided passenger and freight service to Joplin , Missouri . After , a loss of rail service in early 2015 , a successful effort was launched by the Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority to have freight service restored . The service was restored on October 1 , 2015 and two new freight customers were quickly gained .
Gothic Revival ( also referred to as Victorian Gothic , neo-Gothic , or Gothick ) is an architectural movement popular in the Western world that began in the late 1740s in England . Its momentum grew in the early 19th century , when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture , in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time . Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style , including decorative patterns , finials , lancet windows , hood moulds and label stops . The Gothic Revival movement emerged in 18th-century England , gaining ground in the 19th . Its roots were intertwined with deeply philosophical movements associated with Catholicism and a re-awakening of high church or Anglo-Catholic belief concerned by the growth of religious nonconformism . Ultimately , the Anglo-Catholicism tradition of religious belief and style became known for its intrinsic appeal in the third quarter of the 19th century . Gothic Revival architecture varied considerably in its faithfulness to both the ornamental style and principles of construction of its medieval original , sometimes amounting to little more than pointed window frames and a few touches of Gothic decoration on a building otherwise on a wholly 19th-century plan and using contemporary materials and construction methods . In parallel to the ascendancy of neo-Gothic styles in 19th-century England , interest spread to the rest of Europe , Australia , Sierra Leone , South Africa and to the Americas ; the 19th and early 20th centuries saw the construction of very large numbers of Gothic Revival and Carpenter Gothic structures worldwide . The influence of Revivalism had nevertheless peaked by the 1870s . New architectural movements , sometimes related as in the Arts and Crafts movement , and sometimes in outright opposition , such as Modernism , gained ground , and by the 1930s the architecture of the Victorian era was generally condemned or ignored . The later 20th century saw a revival of interest , manifested in the United Kingdom by the establishment of the Victorian Society in 1958 .
The New Light Missionary Baptist Church was a historic church at 522 Arkansas Street in Helena , Arkansas . It was a two-story wood-frame brick and masonry structure , built in 1917 for an African-American congregation organized in 1894 . Its Gothic Revival design bore some resemblance to Helena 's Centennial Baptist Church ( a National Historic Landmark ) , but this building 's architect is not known . Its main facade had a single tall gable , with a three-story tower at the southwest corner . A pair of entrances on the first level were topped by three lancet-style windows in the gable , the center one larger than those flanking it . The interior was simply decorated . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 . It was subsequently demolished , and was delisted in 2018 .
The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery on St. Marys Street in Lake Village , Arkansas . The cemetery is located adjacent to a modern church that is located on the site of churches that have served Lake Village 's African American population since 1860 . The historic portion of the cemetery , east and south of the church , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 . It is the only known site associated with the area 's large African American population from the 19th century .
Lake Village is a city in and the county seat of Chicot County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 2,575 at the 2010 census . It is located in the Arkansas Delta . Lake Village is named for its location on Lake Chicot , an oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River .
The Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts Center is a museum and performing arts venue at 1224 South Louisiana Street in Little Rock , Arkansas . It is located on the former campus of the First Baptist Church of Little Rock , an historic property listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 . The former church , built in 1941 , is a prominent local example of Collegiate Gothic architecture , designed by local architect A.N . McAninch . Little Rock 's First Baptist congregation now meets at 62 Pleasant Valley Drive .
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas . As the county seat of Pulaski County , the city was incorporated on November 7 , 1831 , on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state 's geographic center . The city derives its name from a rock formation along the river , named the Little Rock ( French : La Petite Roche ) by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe in the 1720s . The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821 . The city 's population was 197,881 in 2018 according to the United States Census Bureau . The six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway , AR Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) is ranked 78th in terms of population in the United States with 738,344 residents according to the 2017 estimate by the United States Census Bureau . Little Rock is a cultural , economic , government , and transportation center within Arkansas and the South . Several cultural institutions are in Little Rock , such as the Arkansas Arts Center , the Arkansas Repertory Theatre , and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra , in addition to hiking , boating , and other outdoor recreational opportunities . Little Rock 's history is available through history museums , historic districts or neighborhoods like the Quapaw Quarter , and historic sites such as Little Rock Central High School . The city is the headquarters of Dillard 's , Windstream Communications , Acxiom , Stephens Inc. , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Heifer International , Winrock International , the Clinton Foundation , and the Rose Law Firm . Other corporations , such as Dassault Falcon Jet , LM Wind Power , Simmons Bank , Euronet Worldwide , AT & T , and Entergy have large operations in the city . State government is a large employer , with many offices downtown .
The First Missionary Baptist Church is a Gothic Revival style church located at 701 South Gaines Street in Little Rock , Arkansas . It was built in 1882 , and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . It is home to one of the oldest African-American congregations in the state , first organized in 1845 .
Arkansas Baptist College ( ABC ) is a private , historically black liberal arts college in Little Rock , Arkansas . Founded in 1884 as the Minister 's Institute , ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas . It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River . The Main Building on its campus , built in 1893 , is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 .
Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic church at 900 Cross Street in Little Rock , Arkansas . It is a buff brick structure with modest Prairie School features on its exterior , with a three-part facade articulated by brick pilasters , and a trio of entrances set in the center section above a raised basement . The interior of the church is extremely elaborate in its decoration , with a pressed-metal ceiling , elaborate central copper light fixture , and banks of stained glass windows . The church was built in 1926 for a predominantly African-American congregation founded in 1877 . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 .
St. Peter 's Rock Baptist Church is a historic former church building at 1401 West 18th Street in Little Rock , Arkansas . It is a two-story vernacular brick structure , its main facade featuring a slightly recessed central section with a gable topped by a cross above . The church was built in 1941 for an African-American congregation established in the 1890s . This was the congregation 's first purpose-built home , which it occupied until moving to larger quarters on Brown Street in 1975 . It has been owned since then by the Greater Little Rock Singing Quartet Center , and continues to serve as a community meeting and performance space . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 .
The First Baptist Church is a historic church at the junction of Pine and Carruth Streets in Marvell , Arkansas . It is a large brick masonry structure , with vernacular Collegiate Gothic features . Its main sanctuary and vestibule area occupy the full width and height of the building , while at the northern end there are two stories of offices . The building has a flat roof set behind a brick parapet . Its main facade is divided into three sections , with the main entrance in the western tower-like section . The central bay has a large wood-frame Gothic window , while the flanking bays both have Gothic-arched windows at the second level . The congregation was founded in 1877 , and this is its second building . It is the only Collegiate Gothic building in Marvell . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 .
Marvell is a city in Phillips County , Arkansas , United States . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 1,186 . Marvell was featured on ABC News 's World News With Charles Gibson October 6 , 2009 telecast as a center of infestation by newer pesticide-resistant strains of pigweed , threatening the region and raising the possibility of hand harvesting crops .
The Parkdale Baptist Church ( also known as First Baptist Missionary Church of Parkdale ) is a historic Baptist church building at 137 Bride Street in Parkdale , Arkansas . The Late Gothic Revival style building was constructed in 1910 , and is one of comparatively few buildings in southeastern Arkansas in that style . The building follows a modified cruciform plan . Its main Gothic Revival features include the pointed arch windows that predominate , twin towers , and gable ends with patterned-glass windows . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( as Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051 ) in 2007 .
Parkdale is a town in Ashley County , Arkansas , United States . The population was 277 at the 2010 census .
Prosperity Baptist Church is a historic church on Arkansas Highway 8 West in the rural community of Ramsey , Arkansas , located in central Dallas County . The single-story Plain Traditional wood frame church was built in 1904 , with a major addition in 1945 giving it its present T shape . It is a gable roof structure resting on a foundation of concrete piers and petrified wood . The church was built on land purchased from the Fordyce Lumber Company by a congregation organized in 1902 . It is the only surviving building from Ramsey 's early days . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 .
The Lone Star Baptist Church ( also known as the Redfield Historical Society Building ) is a historic building at 620 Sheridan Road in Redfield , Arkansas . The building 's exterior is noted for its minimal decoration , and it was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places because it is an excellent example of an early twentieth century rural church . It was listed on the National Register in 2005 .
Redfield is a small city in the Pine Bluff metropolitan area of northwestern Jefferson county in the U.S. state of Arkansas . The city is situated on the Union Pacific Railway and is approximately 24 miles ( 39 km ) south of Little Rock , the state capital . As of the 2010 census , Redfield has a population of 1,297 .
The Canaan Baptist Church is a historic church at the junction of Laurel and 10th Streets in Texarkana , Arkansas . The single-story brick church was built in 1929 for an African-American congregation established in 1883 . The building was designed by S. C. Cox , and exhibits Colonial Revival styling with some Gothic details , primarily in its pointed-arch windows . The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 .
Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County . The city is located across the state line from its twin city , Texarkana , Texas . The city was founded at a railroad intersection on December 8 , 1873 , and was incorporated in Arkansas on August 10 , 1880 . Texarkana ( together with its Texas counterpart ) is the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area , which is ranked 274th in terms of population in the United States with 150,098 in 2016 according to the United States Census Bureau . Located within the Ark-La-Tex subregion of Southwest Arkansas , Texarkana is located in the Piney Woods , an oak-hickory forest atop the flat Gulf Coastal Plain . Texarkana 's economy is driven by agriculture and the city 's position as a crossroads of three major Interstate highways : Interstate 30 ( I-30 ) , I-49 and the future I-69 . Outdoors tourism , such as fishing at Lake Millwood , are also important in the region . The Texarkana Arkansas School District is the largest public school district on the Arkansas side , leading to graduation from Arkansas High School . The city is home to Texarkana College ( on the Texas side of town ) , and a branch campus of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope ( UACCH ) .