Along Highway 65, not far over the Louisiana border from Arkansas, is the unincorporated community which goes by the name Transylvania. In the 1800's, Dr. W. L. Richards bought large tracts of land in the area and established a large plantation. He set aside several acres for a town and named it after the college he had attended in Lexington, Kentucky - Transylvania University.
Once Hollywood movies established a connection in the American mind between "Transylvania" and Dracula, the small town began to commercialize on the association painting a black bat on the water tower and the little community store began selling Dracula and bat-related items to the travelers passing by on Highway 65.
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| The abandoned Transylvania Elementary School |
Not much is left of the town along the highway except the spooky abandoned Transylvania Elementary School, the small convenience store and a few homes.
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| Transylvania bat water tower |
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