Phillips County, AR

Headnote
PHILIPS COUNTY, situated on the eastern boundary of Arkansas, with the Mississippi river on the east, and traversed by the St. Francis. Area, 730 square miles. Seat of justice, Helena. Pop. in 1820, 1,201; in 1830, 1,153; in 1840, 3,547; in 1850, 6,935. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Arkansas

Philips County, Arkansas (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PHILIPS COUNTY, situated on the eastern boundary of Arkansas, with the Mississippi river on the east, and traversed by the St. Francis. Area, 730 square miles. Seat of justice, Helena. Pop. in 1820, 1,201; in 1830, 1,153; in 1840, 3,547; in 1850, 6,935.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 290.

Phillips County, Arkansas (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Phillips County, As., c. h. at Helena. It is drained by the St. Francis and its tributary Lanquille River. The N. portions of this county have a fertile, sandy soil, while the S. are liable to inundation. Bounded E. by the Mississippi.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 523.
Name Type
Helena, AR City or Town
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