| Randolph
County was created on October 29, 1835, by the last Territorial
Legislature from part of Lawrence County. Randolph County was named
for John Randolph, a Virginia statesman who claimed to be a
descendant of the famous Indian Princess Pocahontas.
The county seat is Pocahontas. The landscape of the county is
Ozark Mountain foothills with the rich, delta farmland in the
extreme southeast. It is said that Randolph County stands with one
foot in the hills and one in the rich soil of the delta. The
economic base of the county is agricultural with soybeans and grains
the principal crops in the delta and cattle ranching in the hill
country. Small manufacturers have also added to the economy. Five
rivers crisscross through the county, the Spring, Black, Current,
Fourche, and Eleven Point that makes good fishing and water
recreation. Old Davidsonville State Park features the site of
Arkansas’ first post office (1817), and first federal land office
(1820), and first courthouse (1815). |
