Izard
County was formed on October 17, 1825, as the 13th county of the
Territory of Arkansas. It was formed from parts of Independence County.
It was named for the second Governor of the Territory, George Izard.
Melbourne
is the county seat.
White
River forms the southwestern border of the county. The Strawberry River
provides floating and Horseshoe Bend is a resort retirement community.
Calico
Rock is on the National Register of Historic Places with its historic
district.
The
2000 population was 13,249.
Cities
in the county include: Arkins--Band
Mill--Belview--Boswell--Brockwell--Calico Rock--
Creswell--Crocker--Crossroads--Day--Dolph--Franklin--Fourty
Four--Huron--Gid--Guion--Gorby--Horseshoe
Bend-- Larkin--Nasco-- Melbourne--Newburg--Iuka--Jumbo--Knob
Creek--LaCross--Anderson/Lafferty-- Lone
Star--Love--Lunenburg--Melborn--Myron--Mt.Olive-- Mt.
Pleasant--Oxford--Pineville--Sage--Stella--Twin Bridges--Violet
Hill--Wideman--Wiseman--Wolquarry.
IZARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE Melbourne
Photo by Art Wilson, taken Melborne, Izard County, Arkansas,
Spring 2008
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