Onyx is an unincorporated community in southern Yell County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 314 and 27.[2] The South Fourche La Fave River flows past south of the community.[2]

It was named for deposits of onyx in the vicinity.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Onyx, Arkansas
  2. ^ a b Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 40 ISBN 0899333451
  3. ^ "Colorful Names". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2014.


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