In a survey of 429 people with migraine, 16.5% reported migraines triggered by cheese or chocolate, 28.4% reported sensitivity to all alcoholic drinks, 11.8% were sensitive to red but not white wine, and 28% were sensitive to beer.
Arkansas Highway 7 passes through the west side of Sparkman, leading north (with Highway 128) 10 miles (16 km) to Highway 8 at Dalark and south 27 miles (43 km) to Camden. According to the United States Census Bureau, Sparkman has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2), all of it land.
Dr. Bettis' daughter, Cinderella, married Thomas S. Drew, and lived on 800 acres where the town of Biggers now exists. Bettis and Drew led the founding of Pocahontas as the county seat of Randolph County. Randolph County is famous for many firsts; Arkansas' oldest town, Davidsonville, was established in 1815.