Onyx, Arkansas
Onyx, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Onyx, Arkansas
Onyx, Arkansas
Onyx's position in Arkansas.
Coordinates: 34°51′5.3″N 93°24′28.7″W / 34.851472°N 93.407972°W / 34.851472; -93.407972
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyYell
TownshipCrawford
Elevation735 ft (224 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code479
GNIS feature ID72854 [1]

Onyx is an unincorporated community in southern Yell County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 314 and 27.[2] The South Fourche La Fave River flows past south of the community.[2]

It was named for deposits of onyx in the vicinity.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, Arkansas
  2. 1 2 Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 40 ISBN 0899333451
  3. "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.


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