Arkansas County, AR

Headnote
ARKANSAS COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of the state of Arkansas, and watered by Arkansas, White, and Bœuf rivers, and Bayou Barthelany. The face of the country is generally level, except the westerly part which rises into eminences. Length, 60 miles; mean width, 40, extending over an area of 2,400 square miles. Courts are held at Arkansas. Pop., in 1830, 1,426; in 1840, 1,346; in 1850, 3,246. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Arkansas

Arkansas County, Arkansas (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ARKANSAS COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of the state of Arkansas, and watered by Arkansas, White, and Bœuf rivers, and Bayou Barthelany. The face of the country is generally level, except the westerly part which rises into eminences. Length, 60 miles; mean width, 40, extending over an area of 2,400 square miles. Courts are held at Arkansas. Pop., in 1830, 1,426; in 1840, 1,346; in 1850, 3,246.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 26.

Arkansas County, Arkansas (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Arkansas County, As., c. h. at Arkansas Post. S. E. part, in the angle between the White and Arkansas Rivers. Surface mostly level, comprising the S. part of Grand Prairie, the soil of which is very fertile.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 271.
Name Type
Arkansas Post, AR City or Town
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