Peanut is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

Peanut, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°40′31″N 93°42′18″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Franklin
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	73027[1]

The settlement is located on the south edge of the Mulberry River floodplain at the confluence with Clear Creek and approximately one-half mile from the Franklin-Johnson county line. The community is within the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest.[2] Ozark lies approximately thirteen miles to the south-southwest. Arkansas Highway 215 passes on the north side of the river floodplain.[3]

Prior to 1945, the settlement was called "Taft", and Taft at one time had a post office.[4]

In 1975, there was one house located in Peanut.[4]

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