Cato Springs Road was named for the springs southwest of Fayetteville that feed Cato Springs Branch. The road originally
ran from South School Avenue to the railroad mainline, crossing it and then turning hard southwest toward Hogeye and passing Cato Springs before climbing over a steep hillside.
When Razorback Road was extended through to Arkansas Highway 265, the portion west of the railroad track became part of Razorback Road and took on its name. The remaining section from the railroad crossing due east to South School Avenue is still called Cato Springs Road.
This road was also described as the Arkansas Road in the first survey of Washington County and later known as Van Buren Road.