Farm No. 266—Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

Farm No. 266 is a five-room farmhouse with white wooden siding and original furnishings at 110 Center Drive in Dyess. The restored property sits within cotton fields and demonstrates how families managed daily life and agricultural labor during the 1930s.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration built this farmhouse in 1934 as part of New Deal programs to assist struggling farmers during the Great Depression. The Cash family moved here when federal assistance programs were newly helping rural communities survive economic hardship.

The home shaped Johnny Cash's musical voice through the everyday hardships of cotton farming visible in the small rooms and surrounding fields. His songs later reflected these formative experiences of rural struggle and family life.

Arkansas State University offers guided tours through the restored home where visitors can see furnished rooms and learn about daily life. Plan your visit in advance since tours are scheduled at specific times.

Mississippi River floods that forced the family to evacuate became the inspiration for Cash's song 'Five Feet High and Rising', which vividly captured that traumatic moment. This natural disaster directly shaped one of his most memorable compositions from years of living with the threat of water.

Location: Mississippi County

Website: http://dyesscash.astate.edu

GPS coordinates: 35.59739,-90.24499

Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:03