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Roseville, Arkansas

Roseville is a historically important community in Logan County, Arkansas. Skirmishes and guerrilla attacks occurred in the area during the Civil War. A historical marker commemorates the Civil War history.[1][2]

It was a port on the Arkansas River and was a site of conflict during the American Civil War. Doctor J. S. Shibley and Dr. T. D. Nichols wrote a clinical study of pneumonia in the community.[3] Col. W. S. O'Kane had a merchandising business in Roseville before he relocated to Altua.[4] Charles Humphrey served as postmaster and petitioned for a postal route from Atlas to Paris.[5]

Daniel Oliver was lynched in Roseville in 1884.[6]

According to the census 72 people live in Roseville. Most are white.[7]

Dr. Stephen H. Chism, whose home in Booneville (Dr. Stephen H. Chism House) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, moved to Roseville. His son Benjamin Boone Chism served as Secretary of State of Arkansas.[8]

The Arkansas Digital Archives notes a vertical file of documents related to the community.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  3. ^ Society, Arkansas Medical (June 7, 1879). "Proceedings of the Convention and Permanent Organization" – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Including a Department Devoted to the Preservation of Sundry Personal, Business, Professional and Private Records ; Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Etc., Etc". Higginson Book Company. June 7, 1889 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Congressional Record: Containing the Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office. June 7, 1877 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bailey, Amy Kate; Tolnay, Stewart E. (May 4, 2015). Lynched: The Victims of Southern Mob Violence. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-2088-6 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Census profile: Roseville township, Logan County, AR". Census Reporter.
  8. ^ "Stephen H. Chism House | Preserve Arkansas".
  9. ^ "Roseville, Arkansas". Vertical Files. February 25, 2020.