Arkansas - County Formations
| County | Date Organized | Parent County | County Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 13 December 1813 | Original County | DeWitt |
| Ashley | 30 November 1848 | Chicot, Drew and Union | Hamburg |
| Baxter | 24 March 1873 | Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy | Mountain Home |
| Benton | 30 September 1836 | Washington | Bentonville |
| Boone | 9 April 1869 | Carroll and Madison | Harrison |
| Bradley | 18 December 1840 | Union | Warren |
| Calhoun | 6 December 1850 | Dallas, Ouachita and Union | Hampton |
| Carroll | 1 November 1833 | Izard | Berryville |
| Chicot | 25 October 1823 | Arkansas | Lake Village |
| Clark | 15 December 1818 | Arkansas | Arkadelphia |
| Clay | 24 March 1873 | Greene and Randolph (created as Clayton Co., renamed December 1875) | Eastern Dist. - Piggott Western Dist. - Corning |
| Cleburne | 20 February 1883 | Independence, Van Buren and White | Heber Springs |
| Cleveland | 17 April 1873 | Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson and Lincoln (created as Dorsey Co., renamed 1885) | Rison |
| Columbia | 17 December 1852 | Hempstead, Lafayette, Ouachita and Union | Magnolia |
| Conway | 20 October 1825 | Pulaski | Morrilton |
| Craighead | 19 February 1859 | Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett | Jonesboro |
| Crawford | 18 October 1820 | Pulaski | Van Buren |
| Crittenden | 22 October 1825 | Phillips | Marion |
| Cross | 15 November 1862 | Crittenden, Poinsett and St. Francis | Wynne |
| Dallas | 1 January 1845 | Bradley and Clark | Fordyce |
| Desha | 12 December 1838 | Arkansas and Chicot | Arkansas City |
| Drew | 26 November 1846 | Bradley | Monticello |
| Faulkner | 12 April 1873 | Conway and Pulaski | Conway |
| Franklin | 19 December 1837 | Crawford | Ozark |
| Fulton | 21 December 1842 | Izard | Salem |
| Garland | 5 April 1873 | Hot Spring, Montgomery and Saline | Hot Spring |
| Grant | 4 February 1869 | Hot Spring, Jefferson and Saline | Sheridan |
| Greene | 5 November 1833 | Lawrence | Paragould |
| Hempstead | 15 December 1818 | Arkansas | Hope |
| Hot Spring | 2 November 1829 | Clark | Malvern |
| Howard | 17 April 1873 | Hempstead, Pike, Polk and Sevier | Nashville |
| Independence | 20 October 1820 | Arkansas and Lawrence | Batesville |
| Izard | 27 October 1825 | Independence | Melbourne |
| Jackson | 5 November 1829 | Independence | Newport |
| Jefferson | 2 November 1829 | Arkansas and Pulaski | Pine Bluff |
| Johnson | 16 November 1833 | Pope | Clarksville |
| Lafayette | 15 October 1827 | Hempstead | Lewisville |
| Lawrence | 15 January 1815 | New Madrid Co., Missouri | Walnut Ridge |
| Lee | 17 April 1873 | Crittenden, Monroe, Phillips and St. Francis | Marianna |
| Lincoln | 28 March 1871 | Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew and Jefferson | Star City |
| Little River | 5 March 1867 | Hempstead and Sevier | Ashdown |
| Logan | 22 March 1871 | Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott and Yell (created as Sarber Co., renamed 14 December 1875) | Booneville |
| Lonoke | 16 April 1873 | Prairie and Pulaski | Lonoke |
| Lovely | 13 October 1827 | Crawford and Lovely Purchase | (Abolished October, 1828) |
| Madison | 30 September 1836 | Carroll and Washington | Huntsville |
| Marion | 3 November 1835 | Izard (created as Searcy Co., renamed 29 September 1836) | Yellville |
| Miller (old) | 1 April 1820 | Hempstead | (Abolished March, 1836) |
| Miller (new) | 22 December 1874 | Lafayette | Texarkana |
| Mississippi | 1 November 1833 | Crittenden | Blytheville and Osceola |
| Monroe | 2 November 1829 | Arkansas and Phillips | Clarendon |
| Montgomery | 9 December 1842 | Hot Spring | Mount Ida |
| Nevada | 20 March 1871 | Columbia, Hempstead and Ouachita | Prescott |
| Newton | 14 December 1842 | Carroll | Jasper |
| Ouachita | 29 November 1842 | Union | Camden |
| Perry | 18 December 1840 | Conway | Perryville |
| Phillips | 1 May 1820 | Arkansas | Helena |
| Pike | 1 November 1833 | Clark and Hempstead | Murfeesboro |
| Poinsett | 28 February 1838 | Greene and St. Francis | Harrisburg |
| Polk | 30 November 1844 | Sevier | Mena |
| Pope | 2 November 1829 | Crawford | Russellville |
| Prairie | 25 November 1846 | Monroe and Pulaski | Des Arc |
| Pulaski | 15 December 1818 | Arkansas | Little Rock |
| Randolph | 29 October 1835 | Lawrence | Pocahontas |
| St. Francis | 13 October 1827 | Phillips | Forrest City |
| Saline | 2 November 1835 | Hempstead and Pulaski | Benton |
| Scott | 5 November 1833 | Crawford, Pope and Pulaski | Waldron |
| Searcy | 13 December 1838 | Marion (Marion Co. was originally named Searcy Co. 1835-1836) | Marshall |
| Sebastian | 6 January 1851 | Crawford, Polk, Scott and Van Buren | Fort Smith |
| Sevier | 17 October 1828 | Hempstead and Miller (Old) | De Queen |
| Sharp | 18 Jul 1868 | Lawrence | Ash Flat |
| Stone | 21 April 1873 | Independence, Izard, Searcy and Van Buren | Mountain View |
| Union | 2 November 1829 | Clark and Hempstead | El Dorado |
| Van Buren | 11 November 1833 | Conway, Independence and Izard | Clinton |
| Washington | 17 October 1828 | Crawford and Lovely | Fayetteville |
| White | 23 October 1835 | Independence, Jackson and Pulaski | Searcy |
| Woodruff | 26 November 1862 | Jackson and St. Francis | Augusta |
| Yell | 5 December 1840 | Pope and Scott | Danville |
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