Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 5,507, according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates.

In 1886 he sold his interest in the Renwick business, taking 10,000 acres of Arkansas land covered in yellow pines in payment.

With fellow Iowans Charles Warner Gates and Dr. John Wenzel Watzek as investors in 1899, the Crossett Lumber Company was organized.

The sawmill had a main steam engine, boiler, and heavy metal drive shafts and pulleys for sawing logs and lumber.

The Mississippi River, Hamburg and Western Railroad (MRH&WR) reached Crossett on May 7, 1902.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&PR) reached Crossett on March 10, 1907.

The Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad (AL&GR) reached Crossett on October 1, 1908.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[16] Toxic waste from the plant includes carcinogens and other chemicals that have polluted local waterways and allegedly harmed the heath of residents.

[17][18] A documentary film (Company Town) on the paper mill and the environment in Crossett was released in September 2017.