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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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Marion County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: Yellville
Year Organized: 1835
Square Miles: 598
 		 Court House:

P.O. Box 545
County Courthouse
Yellville, AR 72687-0545
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Marion is named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War general who was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox". Francis Marion (February 26, 1732 – February 27, 1795) is considered one of the fathers of modern guerrilla warfare, and is credited in the lineage of the United States Army Rangers.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Formed on November 3, 1835, from Izard County, first called Searcy County, was renamed in 1836 to tribute of Francis Marion, a Revolutionary War General. Yellville is the county seat. Prior to its occupation by white settlers, this County Seat was an Indian village. It is one of the oldest settlements in Arkansas and has been under the flags of Spain, France, the United States, the Confederate States of America, the Territory of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, and the Territory and State of Arkansas. The landscape of Marion County is the rugged and mountainous, Ozark Mountains, inhabited for years by bluff-dwelling Native Americans and, later, by European settlers. One third of the county is under water that offers many water activities. Ranger Boat and Flippin Bass Boat Manufacturers are located in the county. Part of the Buffalo River runs through the county and features camping, hiking, canoeing, hunting, and fishing. The Lower Buffalo Wilderness Area is the state's largest wilderness area. Bull Shoals Lake has 19 parks scattered around its 1,000 mile shoreline. The Ozark villages are populated by crafters from spring to late fall that brings a large number of visitors to this area.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Northeast: Ozark County, Mo.
  • East: Baxter County
  • South: Searcy County
  • West: Boone County
  • Northwest: Taney County, Mo.
     
Cities and Towns:
- Bull Shoals city Incorporated Area
- Everton town Incorporated Area
- Flippin city Incorporated Area
- Pyatt town Incorporated Area
- Summit city Incorporated Area
- Yellville (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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