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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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Mississippi County, Arkansas
Mississippi County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Blytheville & Osceola
Year Organized: 1883
Square Miles: 898
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Court House: 200 West Walnut Street
County Courthouse
Blytheville, AR 72315-2820
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Mississippi is named for the Mississippi River. The name Mississippi is derived from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi
("Great River") or gichi-ziibi ("Big River") at its headwaters.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Formed in November 1, 1833, of territory cut from Crittenden County and was named for the mighty river forming its entire eastern boundary. Osceola was the original county seat, but Blytheville became the seat of justice for the northern section in 1870
that created dual county seats. The landscape of Mississippi County is flat, fertile, Delta farmland. The economy is made up of diversified farming and light manufacturing. Cotton Boll Vocational and Technical School and Mississippi County Community College offer a variety of educational
experiences. Mississippi County Community College was the first solar-powered college in the nation. Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge is the oldest federal refuge in Arkansas and offers good hunting and fishing. Both courthouses are unique. The Blytheville courthouse building features a lot of
marble with mahogany woodwork, the Osceola Courthouse building features colorful baked stone tile, marble and wrought iron staircases. The first floor is windowless and designed to be protected from possible flooding from the Mississippi River. History from early times in the county is stored in
both locations
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Dunklin County, Mo.
- Northeast: Pemiscot County, Mo.; Dyer County, Tenn.
- East: Lauderdale County, Tenn.
- Southeast: Tipton County, Tenn.
- Southwest: Crittenden County; Poinsett County
- West: Craighead County
Cities and Towns:
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- Bassett |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Birdsong |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Blytheville
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Burdette |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dell |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dyess |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Etowah |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gosnell |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Joiner |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Keiser |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Leachville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Luxora |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Manila |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Marie |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Osceola |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Victoria |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wilson |
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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