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Arkansas
entered Statehood 15 Jun 1836 as the 25th State

Arkansas seceded from the U.S. on 06 May 1861. It was the 9th of 11 states that joined the Confederate States of America. CSA, also known as the Confederacy, was the government formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War.
Arkansas

Arkansas Counties
by: Timeline | Alphabetical | State Facts

Arkansas Counties Year Formed From -
1800's    
New Madrid * 1812 boundaries originally in Arkansas - now inside Missouri
Arkansas 1813 Original County
Lawrence 1815 New Madrid, Missouri
Clarke 1818 Arkansas County
Hemstead 1818 Arkansas
Pulaski 1818 Arkansas
Crawford 1820 Pulaski
Independence 1820 Arkansas & Lawrence
(Old) Miller * 1820 Hempstead
Phillips 1820 Arkansas
Chicot 1823 Arkansas
Conway 1825 Pulaski
Crittenden 1825 Marion
Izard 1825 Independence & Fulton
Lafayette 1827 Hempstead
Lovely * 1827 Crawford & the Lovely Purchase
St Francis 1827 Phillips or Lawrence
Sevier 1828 Hempstead & Miller
Washington 1828 Crawford & Lovely
Hot Springs 1829 Clark
Jackson 1829 Independence
Jefferson 1829 Arkansas & Pulaski
Monroe 1829 Arkansas & Phillips
Pope 1829 Crawford
Union 1829 Hempstead & Clarke
Carroll 1833 Izard
Greene 1833 Lawrence
Johnson 1833 Pope
Mississippi 1833 Crittenden
Pike 1833 Clarke & Hempstead
Scott 1833 Hempstead & Pulaski
Van Buren 1833 Independence, Clarke & Izard
Marion 1835 Izard
Randolph 1835 Lawrence
Saline 1835 Hempstead & Pulaski
Searcy 1835 Crawford, Pope & Pulaski
White 1835 Independence, Jackson & Pulaski
Benton 1836 Washington
Madison 1836 Washington
Lonoke 1837 Pulaski & Prairie
Desha 1838 Arkansas
Poinsett 1838 Greene & St Francis
Bradley 1840 Union
Perry 1840 Conway
Fulton 1842 Izard
Montgomery 1842 Hot Springs
Newton 1842 Carroll
Ouachita 1842 Union
Polk 1844 Sevier
Dallas 1845 Clarke & Bradley
Drew 1846 Arkansas & Bradley
Prairie 1846 Pulaski
Ashley 1848 Chicot, Union & Drew
Calhoun 1850 Dallas, 0uachita & Union
Sebastian 1851 Scott, Polk & Crawford
Columbia 1852 Lafayette, Hempstead, Ouachita & Union
Craighead 1859 Mississippi, Greene & Poinsett
Cross 1862 Crittenden, Pointsett & St Francis
Woodruff 1862 Jackson & St Francis
Little River 1867 Hempstead & Sevier
Boone 1869 Carroll & Marion
Grant 1869 Jefferson, Hot Springs & Saline
Lee 1871 Crittenden, Phillips, Monroe & St Francis
Lincoln 1871 Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew & Jefferson
Nevada 1871 Hempstead, Columbia & Ouachita
Sarber* 1871 Franklin, Scott, Yell & Johnson - name changed to Logan 1875
Baxter 1873 Fulton, Izard, Marion & Searcy
Clay 1873 Randolph & Greene
Cleveland 1873 formerly Dorsey County
Dorsey* 1873 Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson & Lincoln - renamed Cleveland 1885
Faulkner 1873 Pulaski & Conway
Garland 1873 Montgomery & Hot Springs?
Howard 1873 Pike, Hempstead, Polk & Sevier
Stone 1873 Izard, Independence, Searcy & Van Buren
Miller 1874 Lafayette
Logan 1875 formerly Sarber
Cleburne 1883 White, Van Buren & Independence

Arkansas Counties - Alphabetical

Arkansas Counties Year Formed From -
1800-1819    
Arkansas 1813 Original County
Ashley 1848 Chicot, Union & Drew
Baxter 1873 Fulton, Izard, Marion & Searcy
Benton 1836 Washington
Boone 1869 Carroll & Marion
Bradley 1840 Union
Calhoun 1850 Dallas, 0uachita & Union
Carroll 1833 Izard
Chicot 1823 Arkansas County
Clarke 1818 Arkansas County
Clay 1873 Randolph & Greene
Cleburne 1883 White, Van Buren & Independence
Cleveland 1873 formerly Dorsey County
Columbia 1852 Lafayette, Hempstead, Ouachita & Union
Conway 1825 Pulaski
Craighead 1859 Mississippi, Greene & Poinsett
Crawford 1820 Pulaski
Crittenden 1825 Marion
Cross 1862 Crittenden, Pointsett & St Francis
Dallas 1845 Clarke & Bradley
Desha 1838 Arkansas
Dorsey * 1873 Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson & Lincoln - renamed Cleveland 1885
Drew 1846 Arkansas & Bradley
Faulkner 1873 Pulaski & Conway
Franklin 1837 Crawford
Fulton 1842 Izard
Garland 1873 Montgomery & Hot Springs?
Grant 1869 Jefferson, Hot Springs & Saline
Greene 1833 Lawrence
Hemstead 1818 Arkansas
Hot Springs 1829 Clarke
Howard 1873 Pike, Hempstead, Polk & Sevier
Independence 1820 Arkansas & Lawrence
Izard 1825 Independence & Fulton
Jackson 1829 Independence
Jefferson 1829 Arkansas & Pulaski
Johnson 1833 Pope
Lafayette 1827 Hempstead
Lawrence 1815 New Madrid, Missouri
Lee 1871 Crittenden, Phillips, Monroe & St Francis
Lincoln 1871 Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew & Jefferson
Little River 1867 Hempstead & Sevier
Logan 1875 formerly Sarber
Lonoke 1837 Pulaski & Prairie
Lovely * 1827 Crawford & the Lovely Purchase
Madison 1836 Washington
Marion 1835 Izard
(Old) Miller * 1820 Hempstead
Miller 1874 Lafayette
Mississippi 1833 Crittenden
Monroe 1829 Arkansas & Phillips
Montgomery 1842 Hot Springs
Nevada 1871 Hempstead, Columbia & Ouachita
New Madrid * 1812 boundaries originally in Arkansas - now inside Missouri
Newton 1842 Carroll
Ouachita 1842 Union
Perry 1840 Conway
Phillips 1820 Arkansas
Pike 1833 Clark & Hempstead
Poinsett 1838 Greene & St Francis
Polk 1844 Sevier
Pope 1829 Crawford
Prairie 1846 Pulaski
Pulaski 1818 Arkansas
Randolph 1835 Lawrence
St Francis 1827 Phillips or Lawrence
Saline 1835 Hempstead & Pulaski
Sarber * 1871 Franklin, Scott, Yell & Johnson - name changed to Logan 1875
Scott 1833 Hempstead & Pulaski
Searcy 1835 Crawford, Pope & Pulaski
Sebastian 1851 or Scott, Polk & Crawford
Sevier 1828 Hempstead & Miller
Sharp 1868 Lawrence
Stone 1873 Izard, Independence, Searcy & Van Buren
Union 1829 Hempstead & Clarke
Van Buren 1833 Independence, Clarke & Izard
Washington 1828 Crawford & Lovely
White 1835 Independence, Jackson & Pulaski
Woodruff 1862 Jackson & St Francis
Yell 1840 Pope & Scott
*County no longer exists

  • Dorsey County was formed from Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson & Lincoln. It was renamed Cleveland in 1885

  • Lovely County was formed from Crawford & the Lovely Purchase. It included more of present day Okla than present day Ark. The Okla portion of the county was lost to Ark with the Cherokee Treaty of 1828. The remaining land was given to Washington County

  • Old Miller County was formed from Hempstead County. In 1828 a boundary change left old Miller entirely in Texas - it was abolished to create Red River Co, TX

  • New Madrid County, Missouri extended through much of Arkansas. When the Missouri Territory sub-divided, boundaries placed New Madrid inside the borders of Missouri. It was one of Missouri's earliest counties. The town of New Madrid was founded in 1783 and the county was organized in 1812. First courts met in New Madrid, Missouri - court records prior to 1816 are missing. The New Madrid earthquake of 1811, was felt from Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Richmond, VA & Charleston, SC to the Rocky Mountains.

  • Sarber County was formed from Franklin, Scott, Yell & Johnson - name changed to Logan 1875

Arkansas Facts

  • Capital: Little Rock
  • Entered the Union: 15 June 1836
  • As the 25th state
  • Nickname: The Natural State, The Land of Opportunity
  • Flower: Apple Blossom
  • Bird: Mockingbird
  • Song: "Arkansas"
  • Origin of Name: From the Quapaw word meaning "south wind"
  • Historical Sites:
    • Old State House Museum
    • Air Museum
    • Numerous Civil War Battlefield Sites
    • Pea Ridge National Park
  • Points of Interest:
    • Hot Springs National Park
    • Buffalo National River
    • Ozark Mountains
  • Bordering States:
    • Louisiana
    • Mississippi
    • Missouri
    • Oklahoma
    • Tennessee
    • Texas

States Where My Ancestors Were Found

Alabama | Arkansas | Georgia | Louisiana | Maryland | Mississippi
North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas |Virginia

 

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