Abandoned Record
About Blewford
Blewford was a community in Harmon Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located within the Ozark National Forest approximately one quarter mile east of Litteral Road and the Benton County line.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Blewford, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Blewford is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Blewford
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1899 Fayetteville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Fayetteville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1904 Fayetteville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Robinson sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Fayetteville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Blewford
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Blewford, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4926420.
- USGS GNIS 65290.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).