This partial list of city nicknames in Arkansas compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that the state's cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Alma – Spinach Capital of the World Berryville – Turkey Capital Brinkley – Home of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Conway – The City of Colleges (The University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College) Dumas – Home of the Ding Dong Daddy El Dorado Arkansas' Original Boomtown Queen City of South Arkansas Emerson – The Biggest Little Town in Arkansas Eureka Springs - Little Switzerland of the Ozarks Fayetteville Hog Country Track Capital of the World Green Forest – Tomato Capital Hope – Watermelon Capital of the World Hot Springs – Spa City Jasper – Elk Capital of Arkansas Jonesboro The City of Churches The Crepe Myrtle City Little Rock The City of Roses River City Lowell – A Town with a Past, A City with a Future Malvern – Brick Capital of the World Mount Ida – Quartz Crystal Capital of the World Mountain View – Folk Music Capital of the WorldClaims to Fame - Arts , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007. Nashville – Peach Capital North Little Rock – Dogtown Stuttgart – Rice and Duck Capital of the WorldOut There: The world's duck-hunting capital - Stuttgart, Ark., lies at the heart of the greatest mallard-hunting area, ESPN, accessed April 11, 2007. "The rice fields encroach to the very edge of the city, and erected at the side of one is a small wooden sign that says you've reached the city limits. This is it: Stuttgart — The Rice and Duck Capital of the World." Texarkana – Twice as Nice