Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
LAWRENCE COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Arkansas, and traversed by Big Black river. Area, 1,300 square miles. Seat of justice, Smithville. Pop. in 1820, 5,602; in 1830, 2,806; in 1840, 2,835; in 1850, 5,271. (Fanning's, 1853)