Although there were settlers in the Dubach area as early as the late-1840s, the town's origins date to the arrival of the Arkansas Southern Railway in 1898.

An old aerial photograph indicates that the lumber mill was by far the largest building in town and visually dominated the townscape.

Despite a well-spoken campaign by high school principal Donna Doss, voters killed the issue by a wide margin.

Local media speculated that the economic effects of Hurricane Katrina may have swayed voters to err on the side of caution with regards to new taxation.

The Autrey house (and museum) just west of town is the oldest home in the area and is an excellent example of the early and rare form of frontier architecture.