McArthur is an unincorporated community in Clayton Township, Desha County, Arkansas.[1] It is located on Arkansas Highway 1 northeast of McGehee.[2]

McArthur, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
McArthur, Arkansas McArthur's position in Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°41′22.4″N 91°20′5.4″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Desha
Township	Clayton
Elevation [1]	45 m (148 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71654
Area code(s)	870
GNIS feature ID	58138
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McArthur, Arkansas

McArthur is one of two possible sites of the death of Hernando de Soto. The Natives of the region called the Mississippi River "Tamaliseu", while De Soto called it "Río del Espíritu Santo". Afraid of revealing to the Native Americans that he was a mortal and not a deity, he opted for a watery burial under the Mississippi.[3]

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