Bigelow Town
(Perry Township)

Area: 0.84 square miles
Zip Code: 72016
Schools: Bigelow High School, Anne Watson Elementary School

1920 Population: 589
1920 Occupations: Lumber Mill Laborer, Lumber Mill Foreman, Lumber Mill Bookkeeper, Lumber Mill Shipping Clerk, Butcher, News Editor, Baker, Blacksmith, School Teacher, Bank Bookkeeper, Well Driller, Lawyer, Hotel Manager, Hotel Cook, Hotel Keeper, Real Estate Agent, Oil Co Manager, Postmaster, Mail Carrier, House Carpenter, House Laborer, Gospel Minister, Telephone Operator, Telegraph Operator, Shoemaker, Cotton Gin Laborer, Barber, Log Camp Laborer, Public Roads Laborer, Public Roads Overseer, Farmer, Farm Laborer, Cook/Pvt Family, Horse Trader, Restaurant Keeper, Restaurant Cook, Grocery Store Merchant, Grocery Store Salesman, General Store Merchant, Dry Goods Store Bookkeeper, Dry Goods Store Manager, Dry Goods Saleswoman, Railroad Superintendant, Railroad Section Foreman, Railroad Brakeman, Railroad Engineer, Railroad Laborer.

1930 Population: 338
1930 Occupations: Farmer, Farm Laborer, Railroad Section Laborer, Automobile Mechanic, Blacksmith, General Merchandise Merchant, Dry Goods Merchant, Railroad Foreman, Saw Mill Laborer, Odd Jobs Laborer, Ginner, Bookkeeper, Teacher, Grocery Merchant, Doctor, Postmistress, Druggist, Physician, Mail Carrier, Stenographer, Railroad Agent, Telegrapher, General Merchandise Clerk, Lumber Mill Laborer, State Highway Foreman.

1990 Population: 340

2000 Population: 329




Blacksmiths: Louis H. Reed
Doctor/Physicians: William Johnson
Lawyers: Jno A. Reed, Theo Kissner
Mail Carriers: Calvin C. Dikens, Percy Hite
Postmaster/Postmistress: William E. Jones
School Teachers: Sela Rorid, Jewell Elsberry, Clara Brickey, Cula Brickey.


Churches:
Houston Assembly of God Church,
123 Hwy 123 South, Bigelow AR 72016

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church
38 Hill Loop, Bigelow AR 72016

First Baptist Church
224 North Holden Street, Bigelow AR 72016

This page was last updated:
Monday, 25-Jan-2021 08:14:55 MST