Billstown (also Bills Town, Bills) is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. Billstown is located on Arkansas Highway 301 near the Little Missouri River. First settled in 1858, Billstown has active timber and some cattle farming.
Education It is in the South Pike County School District."SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pike County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Compare with the highway map. Note that the Delight School District merged into the South Pike County district. - See Billstown on the map.
It was previously in the Delight School District. On July 1, 2010, the Delight district merged with the Murfreesboro district to form the South Pike County School District."ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Before World War II, Billstown supported a small elementary school at the Billstown Cemetery.
Notable people Glen Campbell (19362017), singer, actor, and entertainer, was born in Billstown and buried in the Campbell family cemetery in Billstown.The Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Glen Campbell Rep. Alvis W. Stokes (19071986) born in Billstown, served in the state legislature in 1959 and 1961, as well as judge for Pike County. An active poultry and cattle farmer, he also served on the board of the Bank of Delight. Prior to World War II, he owned and operated a nursery and produced sorghum molasses under the business name W.R. Stokes & Son. He is buried with his wife Clarice E. Stokes, teacher and homemaker, in Delight, Arkansas.
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