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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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Sevier County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: De Queen
Year Organized: 1828
Square Miles: 564
 		 Court House:

115 North 3rd Street
County Courthouse
DeQueen, AR 71832-2867
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Sevier is named for U.S. Senator from Arkansas Ambrose Sevier. Ambrose Hundley Sevier (November 4, 1801 – December 31, 1848) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from Arkansas.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Formed in October 17, 1828, by the Territorial Legislature from parts of Hempstead and Miller counties and was named for Ambrose H. Sevier, a territorial delegate to Congress who was influential in winning statehood for Arkansas in 1836 and became Arkansas' first US Senator. DeQueen is the county seat. The landscape of the county is rugged terrain in the extreme north and rolling hills in the south. The economic base of the county is made up of timber, poultry processing plants, livestock production, cattle, poultry, swine, and some light manufacturing. Sevier County is also known as the Land of the Lakes because it sits in the midst of a complex of reservoirs in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. Sevier County residents have water recreation within a half-hour's drive in nearly any direction. DeQueen Lake is a clear, clean, mountain lake in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains and offers swimming, water-skiing, diving, camping and fishing. Lake Millwood is well known as one of the best fishing lakes. Dierks Lake has fishing, boating, picnicking, camping, swimming and sightseeing. Five rivers and mountain streams touch or cross the county. The Cossatot River is well known for floating, kayaking, and bass fishing. The Historical Society's museum covers the county's early history from 1828 to 1940. The stately courthouse building also houses lots of the county's history. Many visitors pass through Sevier County each year enjoying the scenic beauty and the many waters of the county.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: Polk County
  • Northeast: Howard County
  • Southeast: Hempstead County
  • South: Little River County
  • Northwest: McCurtain County, Okla.
     
Cities and Towns:
- Ben Lomond town Incorporated Area
- De Queen (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Gillham town Incorporated Area
- Horatio city Incorporated Area
- Lockesburg 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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