Country United States County Sharp GNIS feature ID 47275 Local time Monday 2:54 AM | State Arkansas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 97 m | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Calamine is an unincorporated community in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States.
Contents
Map of Calamine, AR 72466, USA
History
Zinc mining gave the town its start, hence the name calamine. Calamine has been noted for its unusual place name.
On April 26, 2011, a tornado reportedly hit the Calamine area causing one death (see April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak).
References
Calamine, Arkansas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA