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Arkansas Counties

There are 75 Counties in the State of Arkansas which vary from the rich Delta farmlands of the Mississippi River valley to the rolling hills and gently sloped mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas

Cross County, Arkansas

Cross County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Wynne
Year Organized: 1862
Square Miles: 616

Court House:

705 East Union Street
County Courthouse
Wynne, AR 72396-3029

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Cross is named for David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier and political leader in the region.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Created in November 15, 1862 from parts of Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis counties, it was named for Col. David Cross, a Confederate officer. Cross County has rich, flat delta farmland in the east and west and rolling hills in the center. Agriculture and related enterprises are major to the county with rice bringing in more than half the county's revenues. Soybeans and cotton are other main crops while peaches and other fruit crops are predominate on Crowley's Ridge. Village Creek State Park, almost 7,000 acres on Crowley's Ridge, has two fishing lakes, hiking trails, campsites, picnic sites, playgrounds, and many recreational areas, and is a poplar tourist area. The county seat is Wynne. The courthouse courtroom is unique in that the building is arranged so that jurors sit with their backs to the spectators, focusing their attention on the judge and witness, who sit in opposite corners at the front of the room. Tourism is on the rise in Cross County. The Wittsburg Natural Area preserves a good sample of Crowley's Ridge covered with beech and sugar maple trees, spring wildflowers, and the state's only natural distributions of tulip trees and pennywort.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Poinsett County
East: Crittenden County
South: St. Francis County
Southwest: Woodruff County
Northwest: Jackson County

Cities and Towns:

- Cherry Valley	city	Incorporated Area
- Hickory Ridge	city	Incorporated Area
- Parkin	city	Incorporated Area
- Wynne (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

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