Moreland, Arkansas

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Moreland, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Moreland, Arkansas
Moreland's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°22′03″N 92°55′59″W / 35.36750°N 92.93306°W / 35.36750; -92.93306Coordinates: 35°22′03″N 92°55′59″W / 35.36750°N 92.93306°W / 35.36750; -92.93306
Country  United States
State  Arkansas
County Pope
Elevation 228 m (748 ft)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 77688

Moreland, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in Moreland Township, Pope County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

Moreland was formerly known as Cross Plains or Isbel Creek.[1] It was renamed to Moreland after a stagecoach passenger observed that the community would need "more land".[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Feature Detail Report for: Moreland, Arkansas." USGS. Profile. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  2. Deane, Ernie (1986). Arkansas Place Names. Branson, Missouri: The Ozarks Mountaineer. p. 113. 
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