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Arkansas Counties
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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 |
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Lonoke County, Arkansas
Lonoke County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Lonoke
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 766
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Court House: 301 North Center Street
County Courthouse
Lonoke, AR 72086-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Lonoke is named for a "lone oak" tree that stood on the site of the present county seat and was used as a local
landmark.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
This is the only county in Arkansas whose county seat bears the same name, named by a railroad surveyor that used a massive red oak tree as a landmark. Lonoke County was established on April 16, 1873. The County is still a primarily agricultural
county. The Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery, the Smoke Hold Natural Area, Toltec Mounds State Park, and Camp Nelson Confederate Park are areas of interest in the County. The Lonoke County Courthouse was built in 1928. This building is the third courthouse we have had due to fire and rebuilding. The Lonoke
County Courthouse Square is located at 301 North Center Street in the City of Lonoke.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: White County
- Northeast: Prairie County
- Southeast: Arkansas County
- South: Jefferson County
- West: Pulaski County
- Northwest: Faulkner County
Cities and Towns:
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- Allport |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Austin |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cabot |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Carlisle |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Coy |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- England |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Humnoke |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Keo |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lonoke
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ward |
city |
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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