History of Arkansas County, Arkansas

Arkansas County was the first of the state's 75 counties to be created. It was named after the Arkansas Indian tribe. There are two county seats: De Witt and Stuttgart. De Witt was named after New York Governor Dewitt Clinton. Arkansas County was originally formed on December 13, 1813. According to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, it ranks 4th in the production of rice.

A Class B river port located on state highway 169, a mile east of the US 165 crossing on the north side of the Arkansas River.In 1686, Henri de Tonti, established a trading post along the north side of the Arkansas River, but in 1689 it fell into disuse.In 1762, France ceded the land to Spain, and the Spanish established a fort here called Fort St. Charles III. In 1803, America took control, and the site grew, becoming a busy steamboat landing, river port, and territorial capital with a population of 3500. It also had many homes, a bank, brick factory and a racetrack among its accouterments. In the late 1800s, after the railroads reached the area, the steamboat trade decreased, and the town faded. The site is a National Historic Park.

November 2009
Lonetree Cemetery Additions: Bringman, Conrad, Kirchoff, Patterson, Rittman, Shumate
Thompson Cemetery Additions: Cullipher
Bayou-Meto Cemetery Additions: Cullipher, Inman, Phipps, Wages
1860 Census: Page 56
Maria E. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Parthenia Faulkner Young Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
James C. & Mary W. Shumate Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Earl L. Conrad Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Ella M. Conrad Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Royce L. Conrad Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
William H. Conrad Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
William J. & Emma S. Kirchoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
William H. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Minnie C. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Maxine Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Maude M. & Christy F. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Anna Mae Bringman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
John F. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Carl F. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
C.F. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Pearl Cullipher Phipps Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Jerome B. Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Edna L. & Cecil Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Carlton Rex Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Hermann H.I. Kirchhoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
William J. Kirchoff Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
William H. Kirchoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Walter, Ann M., Marvin & Nell Kirchoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Minna C.M. Kirchoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Marvin Millard Kirchoff Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
J. Henry Kirchoff Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Donald S. Kirchoff Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Sylvester Joe & Anna Corienne Inman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Lawrence A. Cullipher Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Helena Feilke Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Nadine Annabelle Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Josephine O. Jarvis Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Dora Feilke Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
John Verne Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Ronald Gerrie Patterson Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Fred John Rittman Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Fred J. & Verona M. Rittman Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Fred W. Rittman, Jr. Military Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Rev. C.F. Rittmann Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Virgie Ann Cranor Rittmann Headstone (Contributed by Melanie Lucas)
Almyra Cemetery Additions: Cooper, Doyle, Harrison, Hollanger, Knoll, Landreth, Neukam, Pearman, Ratcliff, Renschler, Sebree, Shook, Walter, Williams