Place:Oil Trough, Independence, Arkansas, United States

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NameOil Trough
Alt namesOil Trovesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS5014713
TypeTown
Coordinates35.617°N 91.45°W
Located inIndependence, Arkansas, United States
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Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. The town is believed to have acquired its name in the early 19th century from a trough used to render bear fat, which was sold to customers in New Orleans.

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