Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
Varner is an
unincorporated community in
Lincoln County,
Arkansas, United States. Varner is located southeast of
Little Rock.
In 1952, Varner had three residents.
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In 1958, Varner, which had five residents, had a crossroads, gas station and a store.
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By 1975, parts of the area were within the boundary of the
Cummins Unit.
[4] The center of the community is now entirely in ADC land.
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Government and infrastructure
The Cummins/Varner Volunteer Fire Department provides fire services.
[6] The station is along
Arkansas Highway 388.
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Varner houses the
Arkansas Department of Correction
Varner Unit.
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[9] The
Cummins Unit is located nearby.
[10] The main campus of the Riverside Vocational Technical School is located behind the Varner Unit.
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In 1952 the area was zoned to the
Grady School District.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Varner, Arkansas
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"Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Lincoln County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives.
Arkansas State Archives. (
Download)
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Federal Writers' Project. Arkansas: A Guide to the State. US History Publishers, 1958.
277. Retrieved from
Google Books on March 5, 2011.
ISBN
1-60354-004-0,
ISBN
978-1-60354-004-9
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190 km SW of Memphis, Tennessee, United States 7/1/1975." Microsoft Research Maps. Retrieved on September 24, 2011.
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"General Highway Map Lincoln County, Arkansas" (PDF).
Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from
the original (PDF) on August 22, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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Fire Department Ratings." Fox 16. Retrieved on March 5, 2011.
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Cummings Volunteer Fire Station." [
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United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on May 5, 2011. "State Highway 388, Grady, Ar 71644"
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Escaped killer suspect in murder."
Eugene Register-Guard. Tuesday October 5, 1999. 2A. Retrieved from
Google News (2 of 21) on March 5, 2011. "Williams escaped from the Cummins Unit maximum-security prison in Varner[...]"
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New hearing ordered for 3 in Ark. scout deaths."
Associated Press at the
Worcester Telegram. Wednesday September 29, 2010. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. "Damien Echols is interviewed in the visiting area of the Arkansas Department of Correction Varner Unit prison in Varner,"
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Arkansas killer plans no more appeals He is to die Wednesday in '84 death of trooper."
Associated Press at
The Dallas Morning News. April 18, 1995. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. "[...] and he was transferred to the death watch cell at the Cummins Unit near Varner."
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Campuses
Archived 2011-07-27 at the
Wayback Machine." Riverside Vocational Technical School. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.