Abandoned Record
About Credit
Credit is an extinct town in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Credit, 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 Credit is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Credit
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.
- 1935 Tuckerman sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Memphis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Memphis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Grubbs sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Tuckerman sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Batesville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Jonesboro 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 Credit
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
- Sneed12.1 mi NW · Jackson
- Buck Snort23.2 mi NE · Craighead
- Davidsonville30.0 mi N · Randolph
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Credit, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28208926.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).