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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

Johnson County, Arkansas

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

County Seat: Clarksville
Year Organized: 1833
Square Miles: 662

Court House:

P.O. Box 278
County Courthouse
Clarksville, AR 72830-0278

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Johnson is named for Benjamin Johnson, a judge in the Arkansas Territory. Benjamin Johnson (c. 1665-1742) was an English actor.

He was first a scene painter, then acted in the provinces, and appeared in London in 1695 at Drury Lane after Betterton's defection. He was the original Captain Driver in Oronooko (1696), Captain Fireball in George Farquhar's Sir Harry Wildair (1701) and Sable in Steeles Funeral (1702); he was particularly well regarded as the First Gravedigger in Hamlet and as several characters in the plays of Ben Jonson. He also succeeded to Thomas Doggett's roles.

Demographics:

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County History

Formed in November 1833, from Pope County and was named after Benjamin Johnson, one of Arkansas' early jurists. Clarksville is the county seat, which was the location for the state's first school for deaf children in 1851, the same site of today's University of the Ozarks. The landscape is rugged terrain in the northern half and rolling farmlands, forested ridges, isolated mountains, and lakes in the southern half. The entire northern half of Johnson County is Ozark National Forest that has two wildlife management areas. Little and Big Piney Creeks in the northeast corner and White Rock in the northwest offers hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking and camping. The southern half of the county is river valley farm country where peaches, cattle, vegetables, soybeans, and grains are grown. Diversified industry is scattered over the county. Johnson County has an annual Peach Festival that started back in 1936, that attracts visitors from all over the country. Johnson County with its Mountains, Rivers and Forest provide scenic beauty for every season.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Newton County
Southeast: Pope County
Southwest: Logan County
West: Franklin County
Northwest: Madison County

Cities and Towns:

- Clarksville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Coal Hill	city	Incorporated Area
- Hartman	city	Incorporated Area
- Knoxville	city	Incorporated Area
- Lamar	city	Incorporated Area

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