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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

 

 

 

 

  

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Lincoln County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: Star City
Year Organized: 1871
Square Miles: 561
 		 Court House:

300 South Drew Street
County Courthouse
Star City, AR 71667-5141
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Lincoln is named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, only to be assassinated as the war was coming to an end. Before becoming the first Republican elected to the Presidency, Lincoln was a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created in March 28, 1871, from parts of Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew and Jefferson counties, in which it was named to honor Abraham Lincoln, the slain United States President. Star City is the county seat. The Landscape of Lincoln County is rolling hills in the west and rich, flat, farmland in the east. Bayou Bartholomew runs through the center of the county, dividing it geographically and agriculturally. In the western part of the county, timber, poultry, tomatoes, cattle, and swine are produced and, to the east, rice, cotton, and beans. Cane Creek State Park provides quality recreational opportunities. Small manufacturing gives a great boost to the economy. In May each year, Lincoln County residents sponsor a May's spring fest on the courthouse lawn. The annual rodeo and county fair bring many visitors to the county. Also, in August, Gould holds its Annual Turtle Derby, featuring its fastest turtles and its prettiest girls.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Northeast: Arkansas County
  • Southeast: Desha County
  • South: Drew County
  • West: Cleveland County
  • Northwest: Jefferson County
Cities and Towns:
- Gould city Incorporated Area
- Grady city Incorporated Area
- Star City (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

 

 
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