e-ReferenceDesk.com | eRD
Custom Search

* College Search *

  

* Search & Apply to New Jobs *

 

Arkansas State...

Arkansas Landscape
Arkansas

 •  Almanac

 •  Economy

 •  Geography

 •  Facts

 •  History

 •  Motto

 •  People

 •  Timeline

 •  Name

 •  Counties

 •  Symbols
 

 

Arkansas Counties

 

Arkansas County Map

Click Image to Enlarge

 

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

 

 

 

 

  

e-RD | Resources | 50 States | Arkansas | Counties |

Perry County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: Perryville
Year Organized: 1840
Square Miles: 551		 Court House:

P.O. Box 358
County Courthouse
Perryville, AR 72126-0358
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Perry is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, the naval officer in the War of 1812. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 20, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the War of 1812 against Britain and earned the nickname "Hero of Lake Erie" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created in December 1840, from the part of Conway County south of the Arkansas River and was named for Oliver Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. The landscape of Perry County is rolling foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Close to half of Perry County is in the Ouachita National Forest with timber being the principal economy. Cattle, hog and poultry productions, rice, soybeans and small manufacturing make up the economy. The Heifer Project International Learning and Livestock Center is a privately financed, nonprofit group located on 1,200 acres in the county and has for over 55 years, continuously provided livestock and training to low-income farmers in developing areas who, in turn, can pass on their newly acquired skills and the livestock offspring to other needy families. Many residents of the county commuted to surrounding counties for employment. Harris Brake Wildlife Management Area is the smallest in the system and is extremely crowded during duck season. Lake Nimrod, situated between the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, is well known for its water skiing, hunting, and fishing. The lake is lined with pine and hardwood. Harris Brake Lake is popular with anglers and Fourche LaFave River has large catfish. The eastern boundary of the county follows the Arkansas River for several miles. The county courthouse located at Perryville, the county seat, has great memories of times' past. Individuals contributed much of the cost of the courthouse. The original red bricks, now painted white, were made from Perry County clay. The courthouse is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • Northeast: Conway County; Faulkner County
  • Southeast: Pulaski County; Saline County
  • Southwest: Garland County
  • West: Yell County
Cities and Towns:
- Adona town Incorporated Area
- Bigelow town Incorporated Area
- Casa town Incorporated Area
- Fourche town Incorporated Area
- Houston town Incorporated Area
- Perry town Incorporated Area
- Perryville (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
County Resources:

Enter County Resources and Information Here
 

  

 

County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

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."
 

 

 

 

 
Custom Search
 
 

  About   Site Map   Privacy Policy

 Top of Page

 

© Copyright 2008, Web Marketing Services, Inc. LLC, a Clarksville, VA company.  All rights reserved.