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Romance is an unincorporated community in west-central White County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located approximately halfway between the town of Rose Bud to the north, and the unincorporated community of El Paso to the south. Alternately, the community is about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Beebe, and less than 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Mount Vernon.

Considered as a postal designation (ZIP code: 72136), the population of Romance as of the 2010 census was 1,772 residents.

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Geography & History[edit]

Lacking exact boundaries, much of the Romance area falls within the borders of Marshall Township and Kentucky Township within White County. As legend maintains, the community was named by a school teacher many years ago who thought the view from bluffs on the community's eastern side was particularly romantic. Romance has been noted for its unusual place name.^[1]

Naming of the community has proven significant in maintaining Romance's most visible business, a small branch post office of the United States Postal Service. The local post office is one of several within the USPS system that gain attention because of 'love-themed' names, but received special focus in 1990 as the first location to issue that year's stamp in the USPS Love Stamp series. Romance's post office is among those popular around the United States for postmarks of cards for Valentine's Day, as well as for wedding invitations. A side venture of sorts has developed in recent years, with a small number of weddings performed on the grounds of the post office, though the practice is not affiliated with the USPS.

Government[edit]

As an unincorporated community, local government of Romance is part of the jurisdiction of the county judge of White County, the county's chief executive, and subject to county-wide ordinances. The current County Judge is Michael Lincoln of Searcy. The community is represented legislatively in the county's quorum court in Searcy, the county seat, during monthly and special meetings by the quorum court district's justice of the peace. The current JP for the area is Cameron Cooper of nearby Gravel Hill. Local law enforcement, similarly, is provided directly from the county level by deputies of the White County Sheriff's Department, as well as townshipconstables for Marshall and Kentucky townships. The current Sheriff is Ricky Shourd and the current Constable is Curtis Elliot. Judicial enforcement is the responsibility of the circuit court judge and prosecuting attorney.

A small southern portion of the Romance area is federally controlled territory used as a parachute drop zone for Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville; the base is approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of the territory. The drop zone was first established in the early 1980s.

Additionally, Romance is represented legislatively on the state level in the Arkansas General Assembly as part of Senate District 12 and House District 49; the community is part of Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District on the federal level.

Terrain & Climate[edit]

Small creeks and ponds can be found around the community, including Cedar Creek on Romance's south side. Clifty Creek flows through the center of Romance. Bad Luck Creek and Bayou Des Arc also flow nearby to the east, with Des Arc being dammed and forming Barnett Lake between Romance and the nearby community of Floyd. Scenic waterfalls can be found along these streams. There are a series of steep and elevated bluffs along Highway 31, with several pull off points to enjoy the scenic view. Geographically, Romance is considered to be in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. The southern portion of the community, which is situated atop Black Jack Mountain, is significantly higher in elevation than other parts of Romance. The overall climate is somewhat similar to that found in other north central Arkansas communities, with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters. Severe weather can include thunderstorms, hail, and tornados during the warm months, with snow, sleet, freezing rain and frigid windchills in the winter months.

Transportation[edit]

Romance is situated along two major Arkansas state highways:

• Highway 5, a north-south highway serving central Arkansas. This major portion of the highway continues north to the Missouri state line, and south to Cabot at U.S. Highway 67. Among other intersections, this path provides access to U.S. Highway 64 at El Paso, and U.S. Highways 62 and 412 in Mountain Home.
• Highway 31, a north-south highway with a northern terminus in Romance at Arkansas 5, and continuing through Beebe and Lonoke towards its southern terminus at the U.S. Highway 79 business loop northeast of Pine Bluff. The path provides access to U.S. Highway 67 in Beebe, and Interstate 40 in Lonoke.

The majority of roads in the area are administered by the White County Road Department, including Hilltop Acres, which serves the center of Romance and connects to both Arkansas 5 (opposite Manning Road) and Arkansas 31 (opposite Rogers Road). Passing by the former Romance Store building, which once housed the community's post office, the southern portion of Hilltop Acres travels through something of an unofficial downtown area. The post office was relocated to a lot along Arkansas 31 in the early 1990s; the remaining general store closed soon afterward.

Among county roads in the area, four major roads serve greater Romance:

• Blackjack Mountain Road (White County Road 149) is a paved road of the White County road system that travels south of but somewhat parallel to the westernmost portion of Arkansas 31. The name of the approximately 6.5-mile-long east-west road is taken from blackjack oak trees found throughout the hills on Romance's south side. Its western terminus is at Arkansas 5, opposite a portion of Highway 310. Its eastern terminus is at Arkansas 31, to the northwest of the unincorporated community of Floyd.
• Romance Road (White County Road 26) is an east-west unpaved road of the White County road system that travels from its western terminus at Kentucky Valley Road near Romance's center to approximately 1/2 mile east of Gravel Hill Road, currently dead ending at Quattlebaum Cemetery, in the unincorporated community of Gravel Hill. A portion of the road runs parallel to Bad Luck Creek. For all basic purposes, the Gravel Hill community is considered an integral part of the greater Romance area. The local fire departments have noted that the Floyd/Romance Volunteer Fire Department will service those living on the south end of Gravel Hill Road, with the department based in the nearby unincorporated community of Joy providing service to those on the north end of Gravel Hill.
• Kentucky Valley Road (White County Road 157) is a paved road of the White County road system with a varied path mostly traveling north and northeast of the center of Romance. Its southern terminus is at Hilltop Acres, to the right of former Romance Store building and leading past the community's volunteer-staffed fire station. Occasionally taking 90-degree turns, its final turn is toward a northern terminus at Daffodil Road. Kentucky Valley Road travels toward Kentucky Township, with both the road and township taking their names from early settlers of the area having arrived from Kentucky.
• Daffodil Road is a north-south unpaved road of the White County road system that travels mostly north and northwest from a southern terminus intersecting with Hilltop Acres, as that road veers to the left, near the center of Romance. Daffodil Road continues toward a northern terminus at Denison Road, south of Rose Bud.

The closest navigable waterway for commercial use is the Arkansas River at Little Rock. Commercial rail service is available in Little Rock and North Little Rock, with passenger rail service also in Little Rock. The nearest airfield is Cantrell Field, southwest of the city limits of Conway, offering charter service at Conway Municipal Airport (CXW). Major airlines and air freight service are available in Little Rock at Little Rock National Airport (LIT), Adams Field.

Education[edit]

Early Childhood[edit]

Education for children in Romance prior to the age of five years is primarily home-based, though a limited amount of day-care facilities can be found within short drives of the community.

Elementary & Secondary[edit]

Children in the greater Romance area are largely served by the Rose Bud Public School District in nearby Rose Bud. Romance's school district was consolidated with the Rose Bud district during the 1950s, and the community had a local school as early as 1895, when the Harper School on Blackjack Mountain operated.^[2] Extreme eastern portions of the community are part of the Beebe Public School District. Both are member schools of the Beebe-based Wilbur D. Mills Educational Service Cooperative. Far western portions of the area are part of the Mount Vernon-Enola Public School District, part of the Arch Ford Educational Service Cooperative based in Plumerville.

Colleges & Universities[edit]

Seven post-secondary institutions of higher learning are located within a 45-mile (72 km) radius of Romance:

• Arkansas State University Beebe — a campus of the state's second-largest public university — is a satellite of the main campus in Jonesboro. ASU-Beebe further serves as a parent campus to two-year branch campuses in Searcy and Heber Springs within the radius; a learning center operated at Little Rock Air Force Base is also part of the ASU-Beebe system. Via distance learning connections, the Beebe campus offers varied bachelor's degrees as well as several associate-level degrees. The university is the oldest and second-largest two-year institution in the state, in terms of student enrollment.
• Harding University, a private four-year university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, with its main campus in Searcy, a school of theology in Memphis, Tennessee, and varied international study programs in Europe, Africa, South America and Australia.
• Hendrix College, a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, located in Conway, and like Harding, regarded by many as one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind in Arkansas.
• The University of Central Arkansas, a leading four-year public university in the region, located in Conway, particularly notable for programs in educating teachers. The broadcast center of the Arkansas Educational Television Network is located on the UCA campus.
• Central Baptist College, a private four-year college affiliated with the Missionary Baptist Church, located in Conway and near the UCA campus. The school is notable for religious studies programs, with more recently developed programs geared toward instruction in media, public service and medical careers.

Economy[edit]

Few businesses are found in Romance, with commuting to jobs in surrounding communities being very common. The average travel time from home to work as of 2000 is typically around 44 minutes, according to research from the U.S. Census Bureau. Those businesses most easily identified, other than the USPS, include hay and grass farming, raising of livestock, meat processing, and antique and craft sales. The Romance area is also part of the Fayetteville Shale Play, a region for natural gas resource exploration throughout northern Arkansas since 2005.

In popular culture[edit]

During early 2012, the Animal Planet series American Stuffers chronicled the owner and staff of Xtreme Taxidermy, a Romance area taxidermy shop specializing in pet preservation located approximately two miles south of Blackjack Mountain Road along Arkansas Highway 5.

References[edit]

1. ^Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 8. ISBN978-1-4401-3421-0.
2. ^http://www.argenweb.net/white/yesterday/Romance_files/romahsch1895.html

External links[edit]

265 Blackjack Mountain Road Romance Ar

• United States Postal Service press information, from 2003, related to love-themed postmarks at Romance and other locations
• Website showing the 1990 USPS Love Stamp as part of a commemorative issue
• Website showing the Romance Store and immediate surrounding area, from 1930. The store building currently still stands.
• Full population statistics for the Romance ZIP code (72136) from the United States Census Bureau (2000)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Romance is an unincorporated community in west-central WhiteCounty, Arkansas. Thecommunity is located approximately halfway between the town of Rose Budto the north, and the unincorporated community of El Paso tothe south. Alternately, the community is about 16 miles(26 km) northwest of Beebe, and less than 5 miles(8.0 km) east of Mount Vernon.

Considered as a postal designation (ZIP code: 72136), the population ofRomance as of the 2000census was 1,732 residents.

Geography& History

The center of Romance is located at 35° 14′ 24″ North, 92° 3′60″ West (35.24, -92.05)^[1].

Lacking exact boundaries, much of the Romance area falls withinthe borders of Marshall Township and Kentucky Township within WhiteCounty. As legend maintains, the community was named by a schoolteacher many years ago who thought the view from bluffs on thecommunity's eastern side was particularly romantic.

Naming of the community has proven significant in maintainingRomance's most visible business, a small branch post office of the United States PostalService. The local post office is one of several within theUSPS system that gain attention because of 'love-themed' names, butreceived special focus in 1990 as the first location to issue thatyear's stamp in the USPS Love Stamp series. Romance's post officeis among those popular around the United States for postmarks ofcards for Valentine's Day, as well as for wedding invitations. A sideventure of sorts has developed in recent years, with a small numberof weddings performed on the grounds of the post office, though thepractice is not affiliated with the USPS.

Government

As an unincorporated community, local government of Romance ispart of the jurisdiction of the county judge ofWhite County, the county's chief executive, and subject tocounty-wide ordinances. The current County Judge isMichael Lincoln of Searcy. The community is representedlegislatively in the county's quorum court in Searcy, thecounty seat, during monthly and special meetings by the quorumcourt district's justice of the peace. The currentJP for the area is Cameron Cooper of nearby Gravel Hill. Local lawenforcement, similarly, is provided directly from the county levelby deputies of the White County Sheriff'sDepartment, as well as townshipconstables for Marshall and Kentuckytownships. The current Sheriff is Ricky Shourd and the currentConstable is Curtis Elliot. Judicial enforcement is theresponsibility of the circuit court judge andprosecuting attorney.

A small southern portion of the Romance area isfederally-controlled territory used as a parachute drop zone for Little Rock Air Force Basein Jacksonville; the base isapproximately 33 miles (53 km) south of the territory.The drop zone was first established in the early 1990s.

Additionally, Romance is represented legislatively on the statelevel in the Arkansas General Assembly as part of Senate District12 and House District 49; the community is part of Arkansas's 2ndCongressional District on the federal level.

Terrain& Climate

Small creeks and ponds can be found around the community,including Cedar Creek on Romance's south side.Clifty Creek flows through the center of Romance,and Bayou Des Arc also flows nearby to the east. Asignificant amount of settlement in the area is in a valley of whatlocals consider to be among the southernmost foothills of the Ozark Mountains.The southern portion of the community is significantly higher inelevation than other parts of Romance. The overall climate issomewhat similar to that found in other central Arkansascommunities including Little Rock, but oftensusceptible to comparatively cooler temperatures in the winter. Amix of open grasslands and wooded areas around Romance can alsosuffer during hotter, drier summers.

Transportation

Romance is situated along two major Arkansas state highways:

• Highway 5, a north-south highway servingcentral Arkansas. This major portion of the highway continues northto the Missouri stateline, and south to Cabot at U.S. Highway 67.Among other intersections, this path provides access to U.S. Highway 64 at El Paso, and U.S.Highways 62 and 412 in Mountain Home.
• Highway 31, a north-south highway with a northern terminus inRomance at Arkansas 5, and continuing through Beebe and Lonoketowards its southern terminus at the U.S. Highway 79business loop northeast of Pine Bluff. The path providesaccess to U.S. Highway 67 in Beebe, and Interstate 40 in Lonoke.

The majority of roads in the area are administered by the WhiteCounty Road Department, including Hilltop Acres,which serves the center of Romance and connects to both Arkansas 5(opposite Manning Road) and Arkansas 31 (opposite Rogers Road).Passing by the former Romance Store building, which once housed thecommunity's post office, the southern portion of Hilltop Acrestravels through something of an unofficial downtown area. The post office was relocatedto a lot along Arkansas 31 in the early 1990s; the remaininggeneral store closed soon afterward.

Among county roads in the area, four major roads serve greaterRomance:

• Blackjack Mountain Road (White County Road149) is a mostly unpaved road of the White County road system thattravels south of but somewhat parallel to the westernmost portionof Arkansas 31. The name of the approximately 6.5-mile-longeast-west road is taken from blackjack oak treesfound throughout the hills on Romance's south side. Its westernterminus is at Arkansas 5, opposite a portion of Highway 310. Itseastern terminus is at Arkansas 31, to the northwest of theunincorporated community of Floyd.
• Romance Road (White County Road 26) is aneast-west unpaved road of the White County road system that travelsfrom its western terminus at Kentucky Valley Road near Romance'scenter to approximately 1/2 mile east of Gravel Hill Road,currently dead ending at Quattlebaum Cemetery, in theunincorporated community of Gravel Hill. A portion of the road runsparallel to Bad Luck Creek. For all basic purposes, the Gravel Hillcommunity is considered an integral part of the greater Romancearea. The local fire departments have noted that the Floyd/RomanceVolunteer Fire Department will service those living on the southend of Gravel Hill Road, with the department based in the nearbyunincorporated community of Joy providing service to those on thenorth end of Gravel Hill.
• Kentucky Valley Road (White County Road 157)is an unpaved road of the White County road system with a variedpath mostly traveling north and northeast of the center of Romance.Its southern terminus is at Hilltop Acres, to the right of formerRomance Store building and leading past the community'svolunteer-staffed firestation. Occasionally taking 90-degree turns, its final turn istoward a northern terminus at Daffodil Road. Kentucky Valley Roadtravels toward Kentucky Township, with both the road and townshiptaking their names from early settlers of the area having arrivedfrom Kentucky.
• Daffodil Road is a north-south unpaved road ofthe White County road system that travels mostly north andnorthwest from a southern terminus intersecting with Hilltop Acres,as that road veers to the left, near the center of Romance.Daffodil Road continues toward a northern terminus at Denison Road,south of Rose Bud.

The closest navigable waterway for commercial use is the Arkansas River atLittle Rock. Commercial rail service is available in Little Rockand North Little Rock, withpassenger rail service also in Little Rock. Thenearest airfield is Dennis F. Cantrell Field in Conway,offering charter service at Conway Municipal Airport (CWS). Majorairlines and air freight service are available in Little Rock at Little Rock NationalAirport (LIT), Adams Field.

Education

EarlyChildhood

Education for children in Romance prior to the age of 5 years isprimarily home-based, though a limited amount of day-carefacilities can be found within short drives from the community.

Elementary &Secondary

Children in the greater Romance area are largely served by theRose Bud Public School District in nearby Rose Bud. Romance'sschool district was consolidated with the Rose Bud districtduring the 1950's, and the community had a local school as early as1895, when the Harper School on Blackjack Mountain operated.^[2] Extremeeastern portions of the community are part of the Beebe PublicSchool District. Both are member schools of the Beebe-based WilburD. Mills Educational Service Cooperative. Far western portions ofthe area are part of the Mount Vernon-Enola Public School District,part of the Arch Ford Educational Service Cooperative based in Plumerville.

Colleges &Universities

Seven post-secondary institutions of higher learning are locatedwithin a 45-mile (72 km) radius of Romance:

• Arkansas State UniversityBeebe — a campus of the state's second-largest publicuniversity — is a satellite of the main campus in Jonesboro. ASU-Beebe further servesas a parent campus to two-year branch campuses in Searcy and Heber Springs within theradius; a learning center operated at Little Rock Air Force Base isalso part of the ASU-Beebe system. Via distance learningconnections, the Beebe campus offers varied bachelor'sdegrees as well as several associate-level degrees. Theuniversity is the oldest and second-largest two-year institution inthe state, in terms of student enrollment.
• Harding University, a privatefour-year university affiliated with the Church ofChrist, with its main campus in Searcy, a graduate school ofbiblical studies and religion in Memphis, Tennessee, and variedinternational study programs in Europe, Africa, South America and Australia.
• HendrixCollege, a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church,located in Conway, and like Harding, regarded bymany as one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind inArkansas.
• The University of CentralArkansas, a leading four-year public university in the region,located in Conway, particularly notable for programs in educatingteachers. The broadcast center of the ArkansasEducational Television Network is located on the UCAcampus.
• Central Baptist College, aprivate four-year college affiliated with the MissionaryBaptist Church, located in Conway and near the UCA campus. Theschool is notable for religious studies programs, with morerecently developed programs geared toward instruction in media,public service and medical careers.

Economy

Few businesses are found in Romance, with commuting to jobs in surrounding communitiesbeing very common. The average travel time from home to work as of2000 is typically around 44 minutes, according to research from theU.S. Census Bureau. Those businesses most easily identified, otherthan the USPS, include hay and grass farming, raising of livestock,meat processing, and antique and craft sales. The Romance area isalso part of the Fayetteville Shale Play, a region for natural gas resourceexploration throughout northern Arkansas since 2005.

References

1. ^. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved2008-01-31.
2. ^http://www.argenweb.net/white/yesterday/Romance_files/romahsch1895.html

Externallinks

• United States Postal Servicepress information, from 2003, related to love-themed postmarksat Romance and other locations
• Website showing the 1990 USPS Love Stamp aspart of a commemorative issue
• Website showing the Romance Store andimmediate surrounding area, from 1930. The store building currentlystill stands.
• Full population statisticsfor the Romance ZIP code (72136) from the United States CensusBureau

• Romance, Arkansas is at coordinates 35°14′N92°03′W / 35.24°N92.05°W35°14′N92°03′W / 35.24°N92.05°W