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COUNTY HISTORY
Fulton County Arkansas Genealogy Trails Early County History Post Offices--Past and Present EARLY COUNTY HISTORY This county was carved out of Izard County by the act of December 21, 1842, and was named for William S. Fulton, the last territorial governor of Arkansas. It lies in the northern tier of counties, has an area of 625 square miles, and is bounded as follows: On the north by the State of Missouri; on the east by Sharp County; on the south by Sharp and Izard counties, and on the west by Baxter County. The surface is rolling and mountainous and the average elevation is 582 feet. It is drained by Spring River and its tributaries. Spring River has its source in the Mammoth Spring, near the northeast corner of the county, said to be the largest spring in the United States, if not in the world. The flow from this spring is over thirty thousand gallons per minute. The water power is used for generating electric current, running a large flour mill, etc. The act creating the county designated the house of Peter Ground as the temporary county seat. Early in 1843 the permanent county seat was established at Salem, near the center of the county. The first county officers were: E. C. Hunter, judge; Isaac King, clerk; F. Tolhert, sheriff; D. Hubble, treasurer ; B. Archer, surveyor; B. Adair, coroner. The county is divided into sixteen townships, to wit: Afton, Bennett Bayou, Benton, Big Creek, Cleveland, Fulton, Mammoth Springs, Mount Calm, Myatt, Pleasant Ridge, South Fork, Strawberry, Union, Washington, Wild Cherry and Wilson. Mammoth Spring, the largest town, is located near the northeast corner on the St. Louis & San Francisco, the only railroad in the county. This town was incorporated on June 15, 1889, and now has a population of 700. It has one daily and two weekly newspapers, a bank, an electric light and power company, a large flour mill, mercantile concerns, public schools, etc. Salem, the county seat, was incorporated on July 2, 1900. It has a bank, a weekly newspaper, a telephone exchange, a flour mill, public schools, general stores, and a population of 400. Elizabeth, South Fork, Union, Viola and Wild Cherry are the principal villages. In 1920 the population of the county was 11,182. In 1910 it was 12,193. (Source - Centennial History of Arkansas 1922; contributed by Tina Easley.) POST OFFICES--PAST AND PRESENT Afton (1883/1912) Agnos (1880-1982) Agnos Rur. Sta. (1982-Date) Argosy (1915-1931) Beall (1888/1910) Bennets River (1848/1857) Bennett's River (1867-1873) Bexar (1890-Date) Byron (1890-1981) Camp (1884-Date) Climax (1907-1916) County Line (1910-1915) Eagle (1854-1867) Elizabeth (1880-Date) Eola (1878-1879) Eugene (1880/1888) Flora (1882/1905) Fred (1900-1907) French (1910-1943) Fryatt (1894/1949) Gepp (1947-Date) Glencoe (1915-Date) Gordons Ferry (1860-1866) Harper (1910-1911) Heart (1904/1954) Jojack (1809-1911) Kittle (1921-1931) Lucetta (1906/1921) Mammoth Spring (1879-Date) Many Islands (1912-1942) Marche (1875-1930) Marvin (1907-1907) McHenrys Creek (1860-1866) Milton (1878-1878) Mitchell (1880-1954) Moko (1901-2002) Morriston (1898-1966) Morriston Rur. Sta. (1966-Date) Myatt (1879/1894) Myatte (1851-1853) New Hope (1872-1873) Ott (1912-1953) Pilot (1895-1918) Pilot Hill (1844-1872) Redbarn (1906-1919) Reed's Landing (1870/1885) Rilda (1908-1913) Ruth (1890/1922) Saddle (1928-1955) Salem (1872-Date) Sandersville (1878-1880) South Fork (1877-1925) Sturkie (1894-Date) Ten Mile (1871-1900) Toskana (1895-1903) Union (1852/1973) Vidette (1875-1886) Vidette (1890-1954) View (1885-1886) Vina (1886-1890) Vina (1890-1891) Viola (1860-Date) Wait (1893-1893) Wheeling (1888-1955) Wild Cherry (1878-1967) Wild Cherry Rur. Sta. (1967-1968) Zebra (1880-1883) Source: Used with permission from Jim Forte at http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp |