Counties
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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| Arkansas County | 001 | De Witt and Stuttgart |
1813 | 1st County (Eastern Arkansas) | A variant pronunciation of the Quapaw Native American people | 700419019000000000019,019 | 7002988000000000000988 sq mi (70032559000000000002,559 km2) |
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| Ashley County | 003 | Hamburg | 1848 | Drew and Union counties | Chester Ashley (1791–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas | 700421853000000000021,853 | 7002921000000000000921 sq mi (70032385000000000002,385 km2) |
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| Baxter County | 005 | Mountain Home | 1873 | Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties | Elisha Baxter (1827–1899), a Governor of Arkansas | 700441513000000000041,513 | 7002554000000000000554 sq mi (70031435000000000001,435 km2) |
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| Benton County | 007 | Bentonville | 1836 | Washington County | Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri | 7005221339000000000221,339 | 7002843000000000000843 sq mi (70032183000000000002,183 km2) |
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| Boone County | 009 | Harrison | 1869 | Carroll and Marion counties | Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the American frontiersman | 700436903000000000036,903 | 7002591000000000000591 sq mi (70031531000000000001,531 km2) |
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| Bradley County | 011 | Warren | 1840 | Union County | Hugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812 and early area settler | 700411508000000000011,508 | 7002651000000000000651 sq mi (70031686000000000001,686 km2) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Hampton | 1850 | Dallas and Ouachita counties | John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), 7th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from South Carolina | 70035368000000000005,368 | 7002628000000000000628 sq mi (70031627000000000001,627 km2) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Berryville and Eureka Springs |
1833 | Izard County and later by Madison County (1870) | Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence | 700427446000000000027,446 | 7002634000000000000634 sq mi (70031642000000000001,642 km2) |
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| Chicot County | 017 | Lake Village | 1823 | Arkansas County | Point Chicot on the Mississippi River | 700411800000000000011,800 | 7002644000000000000644 sq mi (70031668000000000001,668 km2) |
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| Clark County | 019 | Arkadelphia | 1818 | Arkansas (1818) | William Clark (1770–1838), explorer and Governor of the Missouri Territory | 700422995000000000022,995 | 7002866000000000000866 sq mi (70032243000000000002,243 km2) |
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| Clay County | 021 | Piggott and Corning |
1873 | Randolph and Greene counties, and originally named Clayton before 1875 | John Clayton, a State Senator; later shortened to Clay to avoid misassociation with Powell Clayton |
700416083000000000016,083 | 7002639000000000000639 sq mi (70031655000000000001,655 km2) |
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| Cleburne County | 023 | Heber Springs | 1883 | White, Van Buren, and Independence counties | Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), a Confederate General in the Civil War | 700425970000000000025,970 | 7002553000000000000553 sq mi (70031432000000000001,432 km2) |
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| Cleveland County | 025 | Rison | 1873 | Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson counties, and formerly named Dorsey County (from 1885) | Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (formerly Stephen Dorsey, U.S. Senator from Arkansas) |
70038689000000000008,689 | 7002598000000000000598 sq mi (70031549000000000001,549 km2) |
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| Columbia County | 027 | Magnolia | 1852 | Formed from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita counties | Columbia, a female personification of the United States | 700424552000000000024,552 | 7002766000000000000766 sq mi (70031984000000000001,984 km2) |
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| Conway County | 029 | Morrilton | 1825 | Pulaski County | Henry Wharton Conway (1793–1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives | 700421273000000000021,273 | 7002556000000000000556 sq mi (70031440000000000001,440 km2) |
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| Craighead County | 031 | Jonesboro and Lake City |
1859 | Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett counties | Thomas Craighead (1798–1862), a State Senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county | 700496443000000000096,443 | 7002711000000000000711 sq mi (70031841000000000001,841 km2) |
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| Crawford County | 033 | Van Buren | 1820 | Pulaski County | William H. Crawford (1772–1834), a politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War | 700461948000000000061,948 | 7002596000000000000596 sq mi (70031544000000000001,544 km2) |
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| Crittenden County | 035 | Marion | 1825 | Phillips County | Robert Crittenden (1797–1834), Governor of the Arkansas Territory | 700450902000000000050,902 | 7002610000000000000610 sq mi (70031580000000000001,580 km2) |
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| Cross County | 037 | Wynne | 1862 | St. Francis, Poinsett, and Crittenden counties | David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politician | 700417870000000000017,870 | 7002616000000000000616 sq mi (70031595000000000001,595 km2) |
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| Dallas County | 039 | Fordyce | 1845 | Clark and Bradley counties | George M. Dallas (1792–1864), 11th Vice President of the United States | 70038116000000000008,116 | 7002668000000000000668 sq mi (70031730000000000001,730 km2) |
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| Desha County | 041 | Arkansas City | 1838 | Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930) | Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812 | 700413008000000000013,008 | 7002765000000000000765 sq mi (70031981000000000001,981 km2) |
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| Drew County | 043 | Monticello | 1846 | Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties | Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas | 700418509000000000018,509 | 7002828000000000000828 sq mi (70032145000000000002,145 km2) |
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| Faulkner County | 045 | Conway | 1873 | Pulaski and Conway counties | Sanford Faulkner (1806–1874), a Confederate soldier and the composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler" | 7005113237000000000113,237 | 7002647000000000000647 sq mi (70031676000000000001,676 km2) |
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| Franklin County | 047 | Ozark and Charleston |
1837 | Crawford and Johnson counties | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), founding father of the United States | 700418125000000000018,125 | 7002610000000000000610 sq mi (70031580000000000001,580 km2) |
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| Fulton County | 049 | Salem | 1842 | Izard County and then later from Lawrence County (prior 1850) | William Savin Fulton (1795–1844), the last Governor of the Arkansas Territory prior to statehood | 700412245000000000012,245 | 7002618000000000000618 sq mi (70031601000000000001,601 km2) |
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| Garland County | 051 | Hot Springs | 1873 | Montgomery, Hot Springs, and Saline counties | Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas | 700496024000000000096,024 | 7002678000000000000678 sq mi (70031756000000000001,756 km2) |
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| Grant County | 053 | Sheridan | 1869 | Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline counties | Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822–1885), 18th President of the United States | 700417853000000000017,853 | 7002632000000000000632 sq mi (70031637000000000001,637 km2) |
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| Greene County | 055 | Paragould | 1833 | Lawrence County and later on by Randolph | Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), the Revolutionary War General | 700442090000000000042,090 | 7002578000000000000578 sq mi (70031497000000000001,497 km2) |
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| Hempstead County | 057 | Hope | 1818 | Arkansas (1818) | Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory | 700422609000000000022,609 | 7002729000000000000729 sq mi (70031888000000000001,888 km2) |
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| Hot Spring County | 059 | Malvern | 1829 | Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880) | Naturally occurring hot springs within the county | 700432923000000000032,923 | 7002615000000000000615 sq mi (70031593000000000001,593 km2) |
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| Howard County | 061 | Nashville | 1873 | Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier counties. | James H. Howard, an Arkansas State Senator | 700413789000000000013,789 | 7002588000000000000588 sq mi (70031523000000000001,523 km2) |
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| Independence County | 063 | Batesville | 1820 | Lawrence County (1820) | The Declaration of Independence | 700436647000000000036,647 | 7002764000000000000764 sq mi (70031979000000000001,979 km2) |
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| Izard County | 065 | Melbourne | 1825 | Independence, Crawford counties, and later from Fulton (prior 1880) | George Izard (1776–1828), Governor of the Missouri Territory and a General during the War of 1812 | 700413696000000000013,696 | 7002581000000000000581 sq mi (70031505000000000001,505 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 067 | Newport | 1829 | Lawrence and St. Francis counties | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States | 700417997000000000017,997 | 7002634000000000000634 sq mi (70031642000000000001,642 km2) |
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| Jefferson County | 069 | Pine Bluff | 1829 | Arkansas and Pulaski | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd President of the United States | 700477435000000000077,435 | 7002885000000000000885 sq mi (70032292000000000002,292 km2) |
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| Johnson County | 071 | Clarksville | 1833 | Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890) | Benjamin Johnson (1784–1849), the first judge of the federal district court for Arkansas | 700425540000000000025,540 | 7002662000000000000662 sq mi (70031715000000000001,715 km2) |
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| Lafayette County | 073 | Lewisville | 1827 | Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910) | The Marquis de la Fayette (1757–1834), a Frenchman who served as a General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War | 70037645000000000007,645 | 7002526000000000000526 sq mi (70031362000000000001,362 km2) |
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| Lawrence County | 075 | Walnut Ridge | 1815 | Arkansas and New Madrid (MO) in 1815 | James Lawrence (1781–1813), an American naval officer during the War of 1812 | 700417415000000000017,415 | 7002587000000000000587 sq mi (70031520000000000001,520 km2) |
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| Lee County | 077 | Marianna | 1873 | Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis counties. | Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), a confederate General during the Civil War | 700410424000000000010,424 | 7002602000000000000602 sq mi (70031559000000000001,559 km2) |
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| Lincoln County | 079 | Star City | 1871 | Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson counties | Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th President of the United States | 700414134000000000014,134 | 7002561000000000000561 sq mi (70031453000000000001,453 km2) |
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| Little River County | 081 | Ashdown | 1867 | Sevier County | Little River, a tributary of the Red River | 700413171000000000013,171 | 7002532000000000000532 sq mi (70031378000000000001,378 km2) |
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| Logan County | 083 | Booneville and Paris |
1871 | Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell counties (Formally named Sarber County) | James Logan (1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas | 700422353000000000022,353 | 7002710000000000000710 sq mi (70031839000000000001,839 km2) |
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| Lonoke County | 085 | Lonoke | 1873 | Prairie and Pulaski counties | An oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat | 700468356000000000068,356 | 7002766000000000000766 sq mi (70031984000000000001,984 km2) |
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| Madison County | 087 | Huntsville | 1836 | Washington County | James Madison (1751–1836), 4th President of the United States | 700415717000000000015,717 | 7002837000000000000837 sq mi (70032168000000000002,168 km2) |
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| Marion County | 089 | Yellville | 1835 | Izard County | Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American general during the Revolutionary War | 700416653000000000016,653 | 7002598000000000000598 sq mi (70031549000000000001,549 km2) |
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| Miller County | 091 | Texarkana | 1874 | Lafayette County | Former Miller County, Arkansas Territory (1820-38), which was named for James Miller (1776–1851), first Governor of the Arkansas Territory |
700443462000000000043,462 | 7002624000000000000624 sq mi (70031616000000000001,616 km2) |
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| Mississippi County | 093 | Blytheville and Osceola |
1833 | Crittenden | the Mississippi River | 700446480000000000046,480 | 7002898000000000000898 sq mi (70032326000000000002,326 km2) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Clarendon | 1829 | Phillips and Arkansas counties | James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th President of the United States | 70038149000000000008,149 | 7002607000000000000607 sq mi (70031572000000000001,572 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Mount Ida | 1842 | Hot Spring | Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), an American general during the Revolutionary War | 70039487000000000009,487 | 7002781000000000000781 sq mi (70032023000000000002,023 km2) |
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| Nevada County | 099 | Prescott | 1871 | Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita counties | the state of Nevada | 70038997000000000008,997 | 7002620000000000000620 sq mi (70031606000000000001,606 km2) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Jasper | 1842 | Carroll | Thomas W. Newton (1804–1853), a State Senator and member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas | 70038330000000000008,330 | 7002823000000000000823 sq mi (70032132000000000002,132 km2) |
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| Ouachita County | 103 | Camden | 1842 | Union | the Ouachita River | 700426120000000000026,120 | 7002732000000000000732 sq mi (70031896000000000001,896 km2) |
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| Perry County | 105 | Perryville | 1840 | Conway County | Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer in the War of 1812 | 700410445000000000010,445 | 7002551000000000000551 sq mi (70031427000000000001,427 km2) |
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| Phillips County | 107 | Helena | 1820 | Arkansas and Lawrence County | Sylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature | 700421757000000000021,757 | 7002693000000000000693 sq mi (70031795000000000001,795 km2) |
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| Pike County | 109 | Murfreesboro | 1833 | Clark and Hempstead counties | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), the explorer and discoverer of Pikes Peak | 700411291000000000011,291 | 7002603000000000000603 sq mi (70031562000000000001,562 km2) |
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| Poinsett County | 111 | Harrisburg | 1838 | Greene, Lawrence counties | Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779–1851), a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the poinsettia | 700424583000000000024,583 | 7002758000000000000758 sq mi (70031963000000000001,963 km2) |
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| Polk County | 113 | Mena | 1844 | Sevier | James Knox Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh president of the United States | 700420662000000000020,662 | 7002860000000000000860 sq mi (70032227000000000002,227 km2) |
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| Pope County | 115 | Russellville | 1829 | Crawford County | John Pope (1770-1845), a governor of the Arkansas Territory | 700461754000000000061,754 | 7002812000000000000812 sq mi (70032103000000000002,103 km2) |
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| Prairie County | 117 | Des Arc and DeValls Bluff |
1846 | Arkansas and Pulaski counties | Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas | 70038715000000000008,715 | 7002646000000000000646 sq mi (70031673000000000001,673 km2) |
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| Pulaski County | 119 | Little Rock | 1818 | Arkansas and Lawrence counties (1818) | Kazimierz Pulaski (1745–1779), the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War | 7005382748000000000382,748 | 7002771000000000000771 sq mi (70031997000000000001,997 km2) |
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| Randolph County | 121 | Pocahontas | 1835 | Lawrence County | John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), a U.S. congressman from Virginia | 700417969000000000017,969 | 7002652000000000000652 sq mi (70031689000000000001,689 km2) |
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| St. Francis County | 123 | Forrest City | 1827 | Formed from Phillips County | The St. Francis River, a tributary of the Mississippi River | 700428258000000000028,258 | 7002634000000000000634 sq mi (70031642000000000001,642 km2) |
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| Saline County | 125 | Benton | 1835 | Independence and Pulaski | Salt reserves found within its borders | 7005107118000000000107,118 | 7002725000000000000725 sq mi (70031878000000000001,878 km2) |
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| Scott County | 127 | Waldron | 1833 | Crawford and Pope counties | Andrew Scott (1789–1841), a territorial judge | 700411233000000000011,233 | 7002894000000000000894 sq mi (70032315000000000002,315 km2) |
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| Searcy County | 129 | Marshall | 1838 | Marion County | Richard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County | 70038195000000000008,195 | 7002667000000000000667 sq mi (70031728000000000001,728 km2) |
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| Sebastian County | 131 | Greenwood and Fort Smith |
1851 | Crawford and Scott | William K. Sebastian (1812–1865), a U.S. Circuit Court judge from Arkansas | 7005125744000000000125,744 | 7002536000000000000536 sq mi (70031388000000000001,388 km2) |
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| Sevier County | 133 | De Queen | 1828 | Hempstead County | Ambrose Sevier (1801–1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas | 700417058000000000017,058 | 7002564000000000000564 sq mi (70031461000000000001,461 km2) |
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| Sharp County | 135 | Ash Flat | 1868 | Lawrence County | Ephraim Sharp, an early settler of Arkansas | 700417264000000000017,264 | 7002604000000000000604 sq mi (70031564000000000001,564 km2) |
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| Stone County | 137 | Mountain View | 1873 | Izard, Independence, Searcy, Van Buren | Rugged, rocky area terrain | 700412394000000000012,394 | 7002607000000000000607 sq mi (70031572000000000001,572 km2) |
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| Union County | 139 | El Dorado | 1829 | Clark and Hempstead counties | The concept of the union of the states | 700441639000000000041,639 | 70031039000000000001,039 sq mi (70032691000000000002,691 km2) |
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| Van Buren County | 141 | Clinton | 1833 | Conway, Izard, and Independece | Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), eighth president of the United States | 700417295000000000017,295 | 7002712000000000000712 sq mi (70031844000000000001,844 km2) |
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| Washington County | 143 | Fayetteville | 1828 | Lovely County | George Washington (1732–1799), first president of the United States | 7005203065000000000203,065 | 7002950000000000000950 sq mi (70032460000000000002,460 km2) |
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| White County | 145 | Searcy | 1835 | Independence, Jackson and Pulaski counties | Hugh L. White (1773–1840), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and U.S. presidential candidate in 1836 for the Whig Party | 700477076000000000077,076 | 70031034000000000001,034 sq mi (70032678000000000002,678 km2) |
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| Woodruff County | 147 | Augusta | 1862 | Jackson and St. Francis counties | William Woodruff (1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas | 70037260000000000007,260 | 7002587000000000000587 sq mi (70031520000000000001,520 km2) |
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| Yell County | 149 | Danville and Dardanelle | 1840 | Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott County | Archibald Yell (1797–1847), the second governor of Arkansas | 700422185000000000022,185 | 7002928000000000000928 sq mi (70032404000000000002,404 km2) |
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