Site Information
Data Sources
This page logs the outside sources used to build factual content across the Developing Howard County site. It is intended as a transparency reference and will continue to be updated as pages are revised.
About Howard County
- History & HeritagePrimary factual references included Wikipedia: Howard County, Arkansas and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas for county formation, population, county seat history, and broad historic narrative.
- County ProfileBuilt primarily from the Southwest Arkansas Development Alliance Howard County profile for county positioning, highways, infrastructure, broadband, industry mix, and workforce framing.
- Economic Development BoardBoard, mission, and contact information were adapted from the Developing Howard County board page at developinghowardcounty.com/about-2.
- EducationSchool information came from Arkansas DESE My School Info district pages for Nashville, Dierks, and Mineral Springs, along with UA Cossatot.
- Health CareHealthcare content used Howard Memorial Hospital, Nashville Animal Hospital, Broken L Veterinary Services, and Healthy Arkansas for official service context and links.
- Workforce & IndustryWorkforce and employer framing came from the SADA Howard County workforce page, supplemented by UA Cossatot.
- UtilitiesUtilities content drew from the official Southwest Arkansas Water System site, with limited non-official rural context from Discount Land Investing clearly treated as third-party background only.
Why Howard County
- OverviewThe overview page relied on Developing Howard County, the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics Nashville airport page, and distance/context references from Travelmath, MapSof, and Distance-Cities.
- Sites & BuildingsPrimary source was the SADA Howard County sites page, with outbound property search context from the Entergy Site Selection Center.
- Key IndustriesIndustry content was built from the SADA workforce page and SADA sites page for sectors, employers, and opportunity framing.
- Incentives & ProgramsIncentives content was sourced from the Arkansas DFA, AEDC job creation incentives, AEDC incentives overview, and a supplemental third-party market reference from Hickey & Associates.
Quality of Life
- Community & CultureBuilt from a mix of official community and education sources including City of Nashville, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville School District, Dierks School District, Mineral Springs School District, UA Cossatot, Developing Howard County Tourism, and the SADA Howard County profile.
- Outdoors & RecreationOutdoor recreation content used Developing Howard County Tourism & Recreation, Arkansas State Parks, USACE Dierks Lake, USACE Millwood Lake, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Ouachita National Forest, and Arkansas.com Outdoors.
- Housing & Cost of LivingHousing and affordability framing came primarily from the SADA Howard County Housing & Infrastructure page and the broader Howard County profile.
Communities
- NashvilleNashville community content drew from the City of Nashville, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville School District, and UA Cossatot.
- DierksDierks content used the City of Dierks, Dierks School District, Arkansas.com Dierks, and AGFC’s fishing coverage including Dierks Lake’s 2025 tournament ranking report.
- Mineral SpringsMineral Springs community content used the Mineral Springs School District and general community reference material from Wikipedia.