What is the geography of Hardy, Arkansas?
Hardy is located at (36.320553, -91.480645). The Spring River, which begins in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, flows through Hardy. The Spring River flows into the Black River, which flows into the White River, and the White River eventually flows into the Mississippi River. U.S. Highway 63 is the main highway which runs through the town. In its course through Arkansas, Highway 63 runs from the Missouri State Line at Mammoth Spring to connect with Interstate 55 near Gilmore, Arkansas. When roads were poor and travel much more difficult than today, Hardy was one of two county seats of Sharp County. The other was Evening Shade, ArkansasEvening Shade. In 1963, Ash Flat was named the county seat, and Hardy and Evening Shade lost that designation. Hardy is served by the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad. Formerly, the railroad through Hardy was part of the Frisco (St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad) which had about 5,000 miles of trackage, and served Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas,
