The Abandoned Ghost Town of Calico Rock Arkansas with Narration 

Calico Rock Arkansas is still very much alive and well.

That place was a vibrant and thriving town when my pops was a kid. He was born in a shack in the hills outside of town, along with his older brothers and a couple half sisters. They had no electricity or plumbing. But the town was still a riverboat boomtown when he was a kid, and they were well known for their “peppersauce” (local moonshine) that families like my dads made. The railroad killed the town, basically. And the family moved to eastern Washington to work orchards when he was in high school... and they still didn’t have an indoor toilet. It’s so crazy to think how much has changed just in my lifetime, from hanging out with granddad in the early 70s hearing stories of “the olden days”, to typing this on a touchscreen while watching the ghost of my fathers hometown. RIP pops. ❤️

I was born in Calico Rock in 1963.

Back in 1972 & 73 my Dad , Bob Heinrich then mayor of Concord , AR. bought the old steam engine that was located just behind the feed store. My dad bought me a saddle from that feed store and give it to me that Christmas. The engine that we removed from there was so big that it took another engine just to start that engine. The flywheel was so large that I hauled it by itself on a trailer we used to haul our HD6 Allis Chalmers bulldozer on. I pulled it with a F-750 V-8 gas burner single axle Ford tractor that we bought from H.D. Bailey Ford sales in Batesville. The road to Mt. View was still a dirt road until you got on top of Sylamore Mt. were the road to the Folk Center is now or Hurple Rd. It took us 4 trips to move the entire engine to Concord. At that time it was quite a job but we prevail despite the obstacles that we encountered. Quite an experience for a 15 year old and my Dad. He later sold the engine to someone in Brandon or Springfield MO. I wish now we had taken more pictures but those we did take are long since lost thru time. I hope you enjoyed the story. Sincerely Danny J. Heinrich / PO Box 36 / Concord , AR.

I was there yesterday wasn’t a ghost town then

My dad grew up here! (class of '67) I loved visiting it when I was a kid. :) I would love to live there for a while myself some day. Good memories.

All abandoned. Well not really. They do have a penitentiary full. And more waiting to move in. I drove threw this town every week. It's a nice town. Good place to live. I like not having all the traffic and crap going on. I do not live here. But was here weekly. GREAT FISHING. And national geographic filmed a show here for a few seasons. Good people. Good town. Nice people and friendly.

Been there many times, why don't you show all the modern stuff...nice town with wonderful people

I pass this town all the for work. Never considered it a ghost town when folks still live in the area. I did like learning more about the town in the video.

I used to work near Calico Rock and Ash Flat, Ark., as teenager in 1968, before my freshman year in college. I do remember the "ghost town" look, lo those many years ago.

My great, great Uncle Squire Callaway, his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Billie, lived here after the Civil War. Squire and Mary have graves behind the Menonite Church. The little cemetery is in someone's back yard now and they have restored and preserved the headstones of theirs and others who were buried there in the late 1800's. Billie married, moved to New Mexico, then to southern California, where she passed away many, many years later. Sadly, tracking Squire from a genealogy standpoint is difficult. Don't know where they lived in Calico Rock.

Thank you so much A Life Worth Finding for uploading this great video, I appreciate it!

I live near calico and never saw these spots.. interesting I'll definitely look for it next time!

I visited Calico Rock and the last time I was there in the hot summer we drove up on a horse mounted officer armed with a rifle and wearing mirrored sunglasses watching over a group of prisoners wearing all white while they worked using swing blades clearing empty lots that were overgrown. I took lots of pictures and encountered a man who we talked to for a while and he explained to us that he lived in a cave system on the side of the mountain. It was really hot so we had stopped to give him a bottle of water. He was a very unique man that didn't say much but what he said was we sure were lucky to be be together as he had lost his wife . We traveled back several summers kinda looking to see him but we never did.

Thanks for the adventure; cool video.

I lived near and remember going through there as a kid.

I lived in calico rock from 2001-2006 as a kid in elementary school. lived behind the post office. on a private road.

I Love Arkansas. Anyone ever heard of Birdsong , Arkansas? I use to work in a little town by there. Denten or denwood gosh I wish I new there was a cotton gin.

Just came across your channel, totally absorbed me, very well done and beautiful place, I shall never experience, but got to see thanks to you!!! God bless

I've driven up to Calico Rock a couple of times. I like the old rustic look from the latter 1800's and early 1900's.

I live in calico rock I was expecting to see my truck drive by 🤣🤣

I used to be a trout guide there, sure caught a lot of them.! My wife and I got married on top of the cliffs over looking the too.! And then went fishing.!

Sounds like you're from Boston. Around here in Arkansas we say, "corner" and you say, "Connor".

Yeah it gave me the creeps when I went there. I love going to Mountain View - not far from here - the Rainbow Cafe there is amazing and has really good food and pies.

My grandfather has a cabin rental up in the area and rents out kayaks and such, beautiful place spent many summers there shooting off fireworks and camping long before they put in cabins and electric there, loved spending summers in the area

We are here right now! This is a great little place. Going magnet fishing tomorrow!

Just found this. Am going to have to share it with a friend of mine who moved here to southeastern Oklahoma with her family in the mid 70s. I always remembered the name of the place because it sounded so scenic to me. I think her father was from there, as I know her mother's family was from here.

My grandpa was born there in the 30's before moving to WA. I'm glad to read from other comments that the town is still running.

me and the boys went out here one day a few years ago and damn was it fun climbing up that sillow

Awesome.

Amazing place, great movie

Loved

I was at calico rock when I was a teenager. Went with my parents. As I remember it wasn't too big of a town. I can't believe its a ghost town now. We went there to see if their really was a big rock there because of its name.

There is also calco rock prison

Thanks for this. Beautifully sad.

If you're interested in history of the area might I suggest reading the book "Life In The Leatherwoods" by John Quincy Wolf.

Wow, awesome video!

0:36 that train trestle on Google maps there is a ghost (or what I think is a ghost) on that trestle so the town lives up to its name

I went to calico Rock school till 3rd grade. And my dad said he spent a few days in that jail when he was in his twenties LOL. 😂 He should have showed everyone the old swinging bridge.

Been there many times.

A risk for households with children to be situated too close to a place like this. Thank you for sharing helpful and informative videos!

You think of all the people who put a lifetime of work into things, now nothing is there...

use to go as a child to Calico Rock to visit relatives

My grandmother grew up there ages ago

From your accent, I'd said you aren't from around these parts, lol.

Steel truss bridge i think

Ok but can you find Myron Arkansas? Or the Godwin cemetery?Here's a hint they are close to Franklin township.

Best watermelons in the world.

Is this the same place that was called Paint Rock in the 1800s?

your only showing the outside of calico not in the town which doesnt look like this at all

When I went thru studying @ UCA, there was an English teacher who had all her students research place names in towns across AR. I thought it was a silly effort, i don't know if she ever published or not. It certainly saddens me to see all this emptiness.

Any paranormal activity in the mortuary.

That's that Queen's/Bronx New York accent

I want to visit this place how to do I find it?

Why is it abandoned? Those places could still be cool. Someone could reconstruct this place.

"It's no longer here." Duh! 😜

Historical....why doesn't the people there get Gov . help..and fix these places up....taxes owed on these places? If so a person can pay taxes it's thiers....Love to put this part of town back together...but you should show....people still live there....not all is like this old city......show the people from there....

Hmmmm if you go behind those old buildings you’ll find a bunch of million dollar trout fishing lodges along the white river there, a buddy of mine use to own one, I’ve been there many times, it’s not a ghost town, just that main road….🎅🏻🏴‍☠️

Someone lives there...

I love your norther accent

I believe theres a mens prison close by as well

What is your accent, I can't place it

Looks bad

That house is abandoned cause that's were the RpF is at!