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* Some of Arkansas' counties have two county seats, as opposed to the usual one seat. The arrangement dates back to when travel was extremely difficult in the states. The seats are usually on opposite sides of the county. Though travel is no longer the difficulty it once was, there are few efforts to eliminate the two seat arrangement where it exists.
Arkansas County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Apr 10, 2011
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Formed from: portions of state lands "Arkansaw Territory" [an origina County].
Established: 31-Dec-1813 |
County Seats: DeWitt and Stuttgart
County history
- Arkansas is a French interpretation of a Sioux word, acansa, meaning downstream place.
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DeWitt Courthouse
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Stuttgart Courthouse
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GHLL Arkansas County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project - Arkansas County AHGP
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Arkansas County, AR Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Grand Prairie Genealogical Society / Stuttgart, AR)
- US/ARGenWeb site - Arkansas County Archives
- US/ARGenWeb - Arkansas County Genealogy & History
- Arkansas County Vital Records - Arkansas County Clerk, P.O. Box 719, Stuttgart, AR 72160-0719.
Note: Please be sure to click on the county vital records link just above, addresses for both county seats are provided.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Prairie County (north), Monroe County (northeast), Phillips County (east),
Desha County (south), Lincoln County (southwest), Jefferson County (west),
Lonoke County (northwest).
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Baxter County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Jan 23, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy Counties.
Established: 24-Mar-1873 |
County Seat: Mountain Home, Arkansas
County history
- Baxter County is named in honor of Elisha Baxter (1827-1899), a Governor of Arkansas.
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Baxter Courthouse
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Bradley County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Apr 29, 2013
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Formed from: portions of Union County.
Established: 18-Dec-1840 |
County Seat: Warren, Arkansas
County history
- Bradley County is named in honor of Hugh Bradley (1783 1854) was among the early settlers of South Arkansas and the namesake of Bradley County, Arkansas. Captain Bradley is best known for his part in the migration of several families from the military district of middle Tennessee during the 1810s-1820s. His leadership and continuing influence in the establishment of the town of Warren, led to the naming of the county in his honor when it was formed in 1840.
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Bradley Courthouse
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Carroll County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Jun 25, 2012
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Formed from: portions of Izard County and later by Madison County (1870.
Established: 01-Nov-1833 |
County Seats: Berryville and Eureka Springs
County history
- Carroll County is named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19, 1737 - November 14, 1832) was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as first United States Senator for Maryland. He was the only Catholic and the longest-lived (and last surviving) signatory of the Declaration of Independence, dying at the age of 95.
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Berryville Courthouse
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Eureka Springs Courthouse
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Clark County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Aug 20, 2012
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Formed from: portions of territorial lands, then a part of the State of Missouri.
Established: 15-Dec-1818 |
County Seat: Arkadelphia, Arkansas
County history
- Clark County is named in honor of William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) who was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Clark was a planter and slaveholder.
Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803 to 1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
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Clark Courthouse
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Clay County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Oct 6, 2011
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Formed from: portions of Greene and Randolph Counties.
Established: 24-Mar-1873 |
County Seat: Corning and Piggott
County history
- Clay County: There is some controversy over which Clayton was the namesake of Clayton County when formed. It was either John M. Clayton or his brother, Powell Clayton, however Henry Clay was the person honored when the name was changed in 1875.
In 1877, the county seat was moved from Corning to Boydsville. Most of the people lived in the eastern part of the county and it was difficult to travel through the bottoms to Corning. Changing the county seat did not change the difficulty of crossing the bottoms, but only transferred it to the people in the Western part. In 1881 the county was divided into two districts with Boydsville the Eastern county seat and Corning the Western county seat. In 1888 the people voted to move the eastern county seat to Piggott.
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 Corning Courthouse
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Piggott Courthouse
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GHLL Clay County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project - Clay County AHGP
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Clay County, AR Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Clay County Genealogy & Historical Society / Piggott, AR)
- US/ARGenWeb site - Clay County Archives
- US/ARGenWeb - Clay County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Corning Courthouse, P.O. Box 92, Corning, AR 72422.
Note: Information for requests (scroll to see both Courthouse areas).
- Vital Records - Piggott Courthouse, P.O. Box 306, Piggott, AR 72454-0306.
Note: Information for requests (scroll to see both Courthouse areas).
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Cleveland County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Apr 21, 2013
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Formed from: portions of Dallas, Bradley, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties.
Established: 17-Apr-1873 |
County Seat: Rison, Arkansas
County history
- Cleveland County is named in honor of Stephen W. Dorsey, the U.S. Senator from Arkansas. When he was indicted for defrauding the Post Office, they renamed it on March 5, 1885, for Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 - June 24, 1908), the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885 1889 and 1893 1897) and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents. He was the winner of the popular vote for president three times in 1884, 1888, and 1892 and was the only Democrat elected to the presidency in the era of Republican political domination that lasted from 1860 to 1912.
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Cleveland Courthouse
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GHLL Cleveland County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Cleveland County, AR Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Cleveland County Historical and Genealogical Society / Rison, AR)
- US/ARGenWeb site - Cleveland County Archives
- US/ARGenWeb - Cleveland County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Cleveland County Clerk, P.O. Box 368, Rison, AR 71665-0368.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Census Information:
1900 Census (T) - Federal Census, Cleveland County, ED-36 — ED-43 (Text: 8 folders).
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Columbia County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Jan 16, 2012
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Formed from: portions of Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita Counties.
Established: 17-Dec-1852 |
County Seat: Magnolia, Arkansas
County history
- Columbia County is named in honor of Columbia, an historical and poetic name for America and the early United States of America in particular, for which it is also the name of its female personification. It has inspired the names of many persons, places, objects, institutions, and companies in the Americas and beyond. Columbia is a New Latin toponym, combining a stem, Columb-, based on the surname of the explorer Christopher Columbus and an ending, -ia, common in Latin names of countries (e.g. Britannia "Britain", Gallia "Gaul"). The meaning is therefore "Land of Columbus." The name Columbia for "America" (in the sense of "European colonies in the New World") first appeared in 1738 in the weekly publication of the debates of the British Parliament in Edward Cave's The Gentleman's Magazine.
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Columbia Courthouse
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GHLL Columbia County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Columbia County, AR Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Columbia County Genealogical Society / Magnolia, AR)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Columbia County Historical Society (Facebook) / Magnolia, AR)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Southwest Arkansas Genealogical Society / Magnolia, AR)
- US/ARGenWeb site - Columbia County Archives
- US/ARGenWeb - Columbia County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Columbia County Clerk, Courthouse, Magnolia, AR 71753.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Conway County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Jan 25, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Pulaski County.
Established: 20-Oct-1825 |
County Seat: Morrilton, Arkansas
County history
- Conway County is named in honor of Henry Wharton Conway (1793-1827), land surveyor and territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
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Conway Courthouse
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- Conway County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Conway County - Cities/Towns/Townships: From Wikipedia
- Conway County - Genealogical/Historical Society (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Conway County - US/ARGenWeb site: (Archives)
- Conway County - US/ARGenWeb site: Genealogy & History
- Conway County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
- Conway County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Conway County Vital Records - County Courthouse, 117 S Moose Rm 203, Morrilton, AR 72110-3427.
Census Information:
- 1830 Census (I) and (T) - 1830 Federal Census (Index: 1 page / Text: 1 page
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Craighead County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Apr 22, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Mississippi, Greene and Poinsett Counties.
Established: 19-Feb-1859 |
County Seats: Jonesboro, Arkansas
and Lake City, Arkansas
County history
- Craighead County is named in honor of Thomas Craighead (1798-1862), a State Senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county.
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Jonesboro Courthouse
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Lake City Courthouse
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- Craighead County - American History & Genealogy Project
- Craighead County - Cities/Towns/Townships: From Wikipedia
- Craighead County - Genealogical/Historical Society (Genealogy Society of Craighead County / Jonesboro, AR)
Craighead County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1011
Jonesboro, AR 72403-1011
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- Craighead County - US/ARGenWeb site: (Archives)
- Craighead County - US/ARGenWeb site: Genealogy & History
- Craighead County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com) (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Craighead County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
- Craighead County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Craighead County Vital Records - Craighead County Courthouse Annex, 511 Union, Jonesboro, AR 72401-2849.
- Arkansas Ties - Craighead County.
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Crawford County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Jan 25, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Pulaski County.
Established: 18-Oct-1820 |
County Seat: Van Buren, Arkansas
County history
- Crawford County is named in honor of William H. Crawford (1772-1834), a politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War.
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Crawford Courthouse
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- Crawford County - American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Crawford County - Cities/Towns/Townships: From Wikipedia
- Crawford County - Genealogical/Historical Society (Crawford County Genealogical Society / Alma, AR)
- Crawford County - US/ARGenWeb site: (Archives)
- Crawford County - US/ARGenWeb site: Genealogy & History
- Crawford County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
- Crawford County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Crawford County Vital Records - Crawford County Clerk, Courthouse, Van Buren, AR 72956-576.
Census Information:
- 1880 Census (T) - Federal Census, Crawford County, Arkansas (ED 48: 2 pages)
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Cross County, Arkansas —
Information Updated: Apr 22, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Crittenden, Poinsett and St. Francis Counties.
Established: 15-Nov-1862 |
County Seat: Wynne, Arkansas
County history
- Cross County is named in honor of David C. Cross, a Confederate Colonel in the Civil War and also, a local politician.
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Cross Courthouse
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GHLL Cross County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Cross County, AR Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Cross County Historical Society / Wynne, AR)
- US/ARGenWeb site - Cross County Archives
- US/ARGenWeb - Cross County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Cross County Courthouse, 705 East Union Street, Wynne, AR 72396-3039.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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