Nogo, Arkansas
Encyclopedia
Nogo is a small unincorporated community
in Smyrna Township
, Pope County, Arkansas
. It is part of the Russellville
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
Nogo is situated in the Boston Mountains
, 11 miles northwest of Kincannon Mountain and 28 miles northeast of Russellville
on Arkansas Highway 27 at 35°38′27"N 92°52′46"W, within the Ozark National Forest.
The elevation
is 1720 feet above sea level
. The GNIS feature ID is 72874.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Smyrna Township
Smyrna Township, Pope County, Arkansas
Smyrna Township is one of nineteen current townships in Pope County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its unincorporated population was 173. The township is a part of the Ozark National Forest.-Geography:...
, Pope County, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. It is part of the Russellville
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Russellville micropolitan area
The Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in the U.S...
.
Nogo is situated in the Boston Mountains
Boston Mountains
The Boston Mountains area is a high and deeply dissected plateau located in northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma portion of the range is locally referred to as the Cookson Hills. The rocks of the region are essentially little disturbed, flat-lying sedimentary layers of the Paleozoic...
, 11 miles northwest of Kincannon Mountain and 28 miles northeast of Russellville
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant...
on Arkansas Highway 27 at 35°38′27"N 92°52′46"W, within the Ozark National Forest.
The elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
is 1720 feet above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The GNIS feature ID is 72874.