Dardanelle is a city in northeast Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,517 at the 2020 census. Along with Danville, it serves as a county seat for Yell County. It is located near Lake Dardanelle.
For nearly four decades (1891-1929), the bridge between Yell and Pope counties at the old military road crossing at Dardanelle was the longest pontoon bridge in the U.S. at over 2,200 feet.
Yell County Courthouse in downtown Dardanelle
An oil on canvas mural, Cotton Growing, Manufacture, and Export, painted in 1939 by Ludwig Mactarian is on display in the Dardanelle post office
View of Lake Dardanelle, with reactor at Arkansas Nuclear One visible in background
Yell County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,263. The county has two county seats, Dardanelle and Danville. Yell County is Arkansas's 42nd county, formed on December 5, 1840, from portions of Scott and Pope counties. It was named after Archibald Yell, who was the state's first member of the United States House of Representatives and the second governor of Arkansas. He died in combat at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican–American War.
Yell County Courthouse, Dardanelle
Yell County Eastern District Courthouse in Dardanelle
Image: Thomas James Cotton House, Dardanelle, AR
Image: Mitchell House, Waltreak, AR
