Washington County, AR

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county seat is Fayetteville. Washington County is Arkansas's seventeenth county, formed on October 17, 1828 and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.

Canehill is a populated place in western Washington County, Arkansas, United States. Considered a postal designation (ZIP code 72717), the population of the was 847 at the 2000 census. In 1834, the Cumberland Presbyterians established the first collegiate learning institute in Arkansas, naming it the Cane Hill School, after a nearby geological feature. The current Post Office was opened in 1839 and was originally unnamed. In 1843, it was named Boonsboro, and the town maintained this name throughout the American Civil War. The year of 1862 brought the Battle of Cane Hill, named after the most prominent geological feature in the area. In 1891, due to declining attendance and the establishment of Arkansas Industrial University, Cane Hill College closed its doors permanently. In 1901, the communities name was changed to the current usage, that of Canehill.

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