Ghost Towns in Marion County, Arkansas

Marion County, Arkansas, is home to 6 documented ghost towns — a concentrated dose of boom-and-bust history in a single county. Southern ghost towns rose with cotton, timber, oil, and river commerce — and fell to floods, fires, changing trade routes, and the boll weevil. The names to know include Rush, Bruno, Dodd City, Eros, Moko.

Where conditions are verified, expect 1 preserved sites. 1 town is known to be publicly accessible — for the rest, verify land ownership before you go. Every town below gets its own full guide — with maps, visitor notes, and FAQs.