New Gascony, Arkansas
New Gascony, Arkansas | |
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  New Gascony Location in the United States  New Gascony New Gascony (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′35.4″N 91°46′35.5″W / 34.226500°N 91.776528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Bogy |
| Founded | November 29, 1832 |
| Founded by | Antoine Barraque |
| Named for | Gascony, France |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Area code (s) | 870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 77813 |
New Gascony, is an unincorporated community in Bogy township, Jefferson county, Arkansas, 13 miles (21 km) west of Pine Bluff, the county seat. It was founded by French-born Indian trader Antoine Barraque on November 29, 1832,[1][2] and named for the Gascony region of France.[3]
See also
- List of place names of French origin in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas
References
- ^ Teske, Steven (June 21, 2010). "Antoine Barraque (1773–1858)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: CALS. 2962. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ United States. National Archives and Records Service. (1954). The Territorial papers of the United States. Vol. Volume XXI: The Territory of Arkansas, 1829–1836, Continued. Compiled and edited by Clarence Edwin Carter. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 483. Publication No. 56–10.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889. p. 128. LCCN 01001243. OL 24190554M – via Internet Archive.
Further reading
- Arnold, Morris S. (1991). Colonial Arkansas, 1686–1804: A Social and Cultural History. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 196(n.84). ISBN 1-55728-222-6. LCCN 91010223. OCLC 556319621. OL 1532576M.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
