Izard County
First Court House
Site of First Court House of Izard County. A small building of rough logs erected at Liberty in 1830. It stands in what is now Baxter County. The second Court House was a frame building erected in 1834. The third was built at Mt. Olive in 1836. In 1846 the county seat was moved to Mount Vernon and in 1875 was permanently placed at Melbourne. The County was named in honor of Governor Izard who served as a Territorial Governor from 1825 to 1829.