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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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Logan County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: Ashdown
Year Organized: 1867
Square Miles: 532		 Court House:

25 W Walnut Street
County Courthouse
Paris, AR 72855-3845
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Logan is named for James Logan, a pioneer in the area. James A. Logan (March 11, 1791 – December 6, 1859) was an early settler of western Arkansas. He also served in Arkansas' first state legistlature. He is buried in the Logan family cemetery, near Sugar Grove, Arkansas. Logan County is named for him.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

 Formed on March 22, 1871, from parts of Franklin, Scott, Johnson and Yell counties, in which the county was named to honor James Logan, a pioneer who was in both the territorial and first state legislatures. The county seat is Paris. The landscape of Logan County is rolling farmland, forested ridges, isolated mountains, and lakes. Logan County holds a wealth of natural and scenic beauty including the highest point in Arkansas, Mt. Magazine, which is 2,753 feet high. It rises from the Ozark National Forest where, on a clear day, you can see 40 miles. The mountain is also within the boundaries of the Mt. Magazine Wildlife Management Area. A part of the Ouachita National Forest extends into the county, making it one of only two counties in the state to include two national forests. Camping, hiking, picnicking, swimming, and many recreational activities are plentiful. Just north of the forest is Blue Mountain Lake, an impoundment on the Petit Jean River, with hunting in addition to water activities. Located in the county is Subiaco, a Benedictine abbey that was established in 1878 and thrives today as a monastery and academy for young men, also the courthouse with its impressive columned porticoes on the front and sides with the octagonal clock tower, houses early history of the county.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Northeast: Johnson County; Pope County
  • Southeast: Yell County
  • Southwest: Scott County
  • West: Sebastian County
  • Northwest: Franklin County
Cities and Towns:
- Blue Mountain town Incorporated Area
- Booneville city Incorporated Area
- Caulksville town Incorporated Area
- Magazine city Incorporated Area
- Morrison Bluff town Incorporated Area
- Paris (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Ratcliff city Incorporated Area
- Scranton city Incorporated Area
- Subiaco town Incorporated Area

 

County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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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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