Goobertown, Arkansas

Goobertown is an unincorporated community located in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. Goobertown is located on U.S. Route 49, 10.4 miles (16.7 km) northeast from Jonesboro.^[2]

Goobertown, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°57′05″N 90°34′32″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Craighead
Elevation [1]	312 ft (95 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	77034[1]

History

Goobertown was settled by Confederate war veterans, who decided to name their community Goobertown after the crops they grew around the area; peanuts, contemporarily referred to as "goobers".^[3]