Tilly is an unincorporated community in Smyrna Township, Pope County, Arkansas, United States near the head of the Middle Fork of the Little Red River.[2]
It is also near the intersection of Arkansas 16 and Arkansas 27. Tilly has a general store that was established in 1939 by Alfred & Avis Fountain. The store has a local post office branch located within. The cemetery located in Tilly is the "Union Hill Cemetery" and has a cemetery building adjacent to the cemetery.
In January 1996, Tilly was the scene of a triple murder, when gun dealer William Mueller, his wife, Nancy, and their eight-year-old daughter, Sarah, were abducted, tortured, and murdered in their own home by white supremacists Chevie Kehoe and Daniel Lewis Lee. Kehoe later received a life sentence for the crime, while Lee was sentenced to death and executed.
References
- ^ "Tilly ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Tilly, Arkansas." USGS. Profile. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
Municipalities and communities of Pope County, Arkansas, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Town | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities |
| |