Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Jefferson, also known as Jefferson Springs, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson township, Jefferson county, Arkansas.[1] It is situated on the Union Pacific Railway (UP), 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northwest of Pine Bluff, the county seat.[2][3] It is home to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR).[4]
Jefferson, Arkansas
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Jefferson Jefferson | |
Coordinates: 34°22′50.4″N 92°09′50.5″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Jefferson |
Township | Jefferson |
Founded | October 3, 1881 |
Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
ZIP code (s) | 72079 |
Area code (s) | 501 |
GNIS feature ID | 77370 |
Highways | Highway 365 |
Major airport | Clinton National (LIT) |
Economy
Jefferson is home to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's NCTR and is co-located with the Office of Regulatory Affairs’ Arkansas Regional Laboratory. The Jefferson Laboratories campus sits on 496 acres (201 ha) in the midst of a beautiful pine forest.[5] NCTR is the only Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Center located outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The 1,000,000 square foot (93,000 m2) research campus plays a critical role in the missions of FDA and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to promote and protect public health.[6]
Education
Jefferson is served by the White Hall School District.
References
- 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. 134. LCCN 01001243. OL 24190554M – via Internet Archive.
- Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description (World's Fair ed.). Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration. May 1893. p. 13. LCCN 25000261 – via Internet Archive.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
- "About the National Center for Toxicological Research". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "NCTR Location". FDA. May 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- "National Center for Toxicological Research". FDA. December 7, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
Further reading
- "At Jefferson Springs". Daily Arkansas Gazette (248). Little Rock (published September 5, 1888). September 4, 1888. p. 1.
- Leslie, James W. (1981). Pine Bluff and Jefferson County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. ISBN 978-0898651485. LCCN 81005481. OCLC 7462693.
- Moneyhon, Carl H. (1997). West, Elliott (ed.). Arkansas and the New South 1874-1929. Histories of Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-490-3. LCCN 97026932. OCLC 37269309. OL 680393M.
- "Petitions Are Filed: Jefferson Springs, on Iron Mountain, Wants Trains Stopped—Searcy Asks Better Service". Arkansas Democrat. 39 (45). Little Rock. November 10, 1909. p. 2.
- Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Arkansas (Map). 1:900,000. Rand, McNally & Co. 1898. LCCN 98688447. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Library of Congress.
External links
- Redfield Public Library at Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System