Editing Fifty-Six, Arkansas (section)

==History==
When founding the community in 1918, locals submitted the name "Newcomb" for the settlement. This request was rejected, and the federal government internally named the community for its school district number (56).<ref>Earngey, Bill. "Arkansas Roadsides." 1978 East Mountain Press. [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]]. pp. 32. {{ISBN|0-9619592-0-7}}.</ref> It has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/history-heritage/colorful-names/ |title=Colorful Names |publisher=Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124055328/http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/history-heritage/colorful-names/ |archivedate=November 24, 2013 }}</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak of March 13–16, 2025#Fifty-Six–Blanchard Springs–Larkin–Ash Flat, Arkansas|March 14, 2025]], an EF4 tornado struck the town at EF3 strength, heavily damaging or destroying several cabins at the Cedarwood Cabins, damaging other structures, and uprooting trees.<ref name="DAT">{{cite web |author1=Various [[National Weather Service]] offices |date=2025 |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |website=DAT |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |format=Interactive map and database}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-19 |title=Fifty-Six & Blanchard Springs recovering from EF-4 tornado |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/fifty-six-blanchard-springs-recovering-000828710.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>