Tag: Canehill
Canehill is an unincorporated community in Cane Hill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. Canehill is on Arkansas Highway 45 about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Fayetteville and 7 miles (11 km) east of the Oklahoma border.
Considered a postal designation (ZIP code 72717), the population of the ZCTA was 847 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The post office at Canehill is located at 35°54′32″N 94°23′49″W / 35.90889°N 94.39694°W / 35.90889; -94.39694 (35.910992, -94.3862) and is 1319 feet above sea level.
In 1834, the Cumberland Presbyterians established the first collegiate learning institute in Arkansas, naming it the Cane Hill School, after a nearby geological feature. The current Post Office was opened in 1839 and was originally unnamed. In 1843, it was named Boonsboro, and the town maintained this name throughout the American Civil War. The year of 1862 brought the Battle of Cane Hill,…
