Valley Springs, Arkansas
human settlement in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Valley Springs is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 183 at the 2020 census, up from 175 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Valley Springs Academy was a private high school in Valley Springs. It was established in 1870. It was supported by the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Alumni
Jackson F. Henley, state legislator and judge
Henry W. Sitton, state legislator
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 km2 (0.5 mi2), all land.
List of highways
U.S. Highway 65
Arkansas Highway 206
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 175 people, 69 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population density was 137.2/km2 (352.0/mi2). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 60.0/km2 (153.9/mi2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Valley Springs, Arkansas” as human settlement in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2302494. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010 and 1870.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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This entry incorporates text from “Valley Springs, Arkansas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.