South Arkansas
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South Arkansas is the greater area in Arkansas that encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state, with Union County being the most predominant county and Texarkana now being the most dominant city.
[edit] History
In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover field was ranked first among the nation's oil fields. For five months in 1925, the 40-square-mile Smackover field was the focal point of one of the wildest mineral booms in North America. Today, south Arkansas's oil fields produce petroleum throughout a 10-county area.
Columbia and Union counties also stretch over one of the largest brine reserves in the world. Bromine is derived from brine, or saltwater, and local companies play an international role in the commercialization of bromine and its many applications.
[edit] Counties
- Union County
- Columbia County
- Ashley County
- Ouachita County
- Calhoun County
- Bradley County
- Drew County
- Chicot County
- Nevada County
- Lafayette County
- Miller County
- Little River County
- Hempstead County
- Desha County
- Cleveland County
[edit] Important Cities and Towns
- Smackover
- El Dorado
- Magnolia
- Waldo
- Junction City
- Camden
- East Camden
- Louann
- Bearden
- Monticello
- Lake Village
- Arkansas City
- Texarkana
- Hope
- Urbana
- Rison
- Kingsland
- Herbine
- Ashdown
