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How
Counties Derived Their Names and Official Dates of Their Creation
Arkansas Gazette - 1919
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County |
Created |
Named For |
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Arkansas |
December 31, 1813 |
Arkansas Indians |
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Ashley |
November 30, 1848 |
Chester Ashley |
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Baxter |
March 24, 1873 |
Elisha Baxter |
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Benton |
September 30, 1848 |
Thomas H. Benton |
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Boone |
April 9, 1869 |
Daniel Boone |
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Bradley |
December 18, 1840 |
William L. Bradley |
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Calhoun |
December 6, 1850 |
John C. Calhoun |
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Carroll |
November 1, 1833 |
Charles Carroll |
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Chicot |
October 25, 1833 |
Point Chicot |
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Clark |
December 15, 1818 |
Gov. William Clark |
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Clay |
March 24, 1873 |
John M. Clayton |
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Cleburne |
Feruary 20, 1883 |
Gen. Patrick Cleburne |
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Cleveland |
April 17, 1873 |
Grover Cleveland |
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Columbia |
December 17, 1852 |
Goddess of Liberty |
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Conway |
October 20, 1825 |
Henry W. Conway |
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Craighead |
February 19. 1859 |
Thomas B. Craighead |
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Crawford (formerly Dorsey) |
October 18, 1820 |
W.H. Crawford |
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Crittenden |
October 22, 1825 |
Robert Crittenden |
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Cross |
November 15, 1862 |
Edward Cross |
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Dallas |
January 1, 1845 |
George M. Dallas |
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Desha |
December 12, 1838 |
Benjamin Desha |
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Drew |
November 26, 1846 |
Gov. Thomas S. Drew |
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Faulkner |
April 12, 1873 |
Sanford C. Faulkner |
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Franklin |
December 19, 1837 |
Benjamin Franklin |
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Fulton |
December 21, 1842 |
William S. Fulton |
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Garland |
April 5, 1872 |
Augustus H. Garland |
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Greene |
November 5, 1833 |
Gen. Nathaniel Greene |
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Hempstead |
December 15, 1818 |
Edward Hempstead |
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Hot Spring |
November 2, 1829 |
The Hot Springs |
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Howard |
April 17, 1873 |
James Howard |
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Independence |
October 20, 1820 |
The Declaration |
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Izard |
October 27, 1825 |
Gov. George Izard |
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Jackson |
November 5, 1829 |
Gen. Andrew Jackson |
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Jefferson |
November 2, 1829 |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Johnson |
November 16, 1833 |
Benjamin Johnson |
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Lafayette |
October 15, 1827 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
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Lawrence |
January 15, 1815 |
James Lawrence |
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Lee |
April 17, 1873 |
Gen. Robert E. Lee |
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Lincoln |
March 28, 1871 |
Abraham Lincoln |
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Little River |
March 5, 1867 |
The River |
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Logan (formerly Sarber) |
March 22, 1871 |
James Logan |
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Lonoke |
April 16, 1873 |
A Lone Oak |
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Madison |
September 30, 1836 |
James Madison |
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Marion |
November 3, 1835 |
Gen. Francis Marion |
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Miller |
April 1, 1820 |
Gov. James Miller |
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Mississippi |
November 1, 1833 |
The River |
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Monroe |
November 2, 1829 |
James Monroe |
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Montgomery |
December 9, 1842 |
State of Nevada |
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Newton |
December 14, 1842 |
Thomas W. Newton |
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Ouachita |
November 29, 1842 |
The River |
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Perry |
December 18, 1840 |
Oliver H. Perry |
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Phillips |
May 1, 1820 |
Sylvanus Phillips |
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Pike |
November 1, 1833 |
Lieut. Zebulon Pike |
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Poinsett |
February 28, 1838 |
Joel R. Poinsett |
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Polk |
November 30, 1844 |
James K. Polk |
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Pope |
November 2, 1829 |
Gov. John Pope |
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Prairie |
November 25, 1846 |
Open Country |
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Pulaski |
December 15, 1818 |
Count Pulaski |
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Randolph |
October 29, 1835 |
John Randolph |
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St. Francis |
October 13, 1827 |
The River |
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Saline |
November 2, 1835 |
Salt Springs |
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Scott |
November 5, 1833 |
Judge Andrew Scott |
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Searcy |
December 13, 1838 |
Richard Searcy |
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Sebastian |
January 6, 1851 |
William K. Sebastian |
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Sevier |
October 17, 1818 |
Gov. A.H. Sevier |
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Sharp |
July 18, 1868 |
Ephraim Sharp |
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Stone |
April 21, 1873 |
Natural Formation |
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Union |
November 2, 1829 |
Union of States |
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Van Buren |
November 11, 1833 |
Martin Van Buren |
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Washington |
October 27, 1828 |
George Washington |
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White |
October 23, 1825 |
Hugh L. White |
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Woodruff |
November 26, 1862 |
William E. Woodruff |
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Yell |
December 5, 1840 |
Gov. Archibald Yell |
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