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Old Arkansas Maps     Arkansas County Info
Partial list of Arkansas Counties Formation Dates   Ancestry.com Arkansas counties formation dates

• Dec. 24, 1792; Randolph Bobbett & Nancy Mays; Elijah Mays, Surety; Consent of John Mays; Married by John Ayers, Dec. 27, 1792.   http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-m_m.htm
• Sep. 7, 1799; William Baber & Bitsey Bobbete; William Bobbet, Surety.
• Sep. 12, 1799; William Baber & Betsey Bobbett; Married by James Turner.
• Feb.___ 19, 1810; Jacob Williams & Nancy Bobbitt, dt W.; William Baber, Surety.
• Oct. 20, 1824; Peter Bobbett & Elizabeth Evans, dt Anthony; James Bunch, Surety
• Birdsong Bobbett, born 1830 marrying Martha A. Baber in Trinity, Alabama.  Baber~Bobbett/Bobbitt

1066 The Norman Invasion
Castles of South Wales
1636 Norfolk Co., VA was formed from Lower Norfolk Co.
1686 Arkansas Post established
1705 Craven Co., NC formed from Bath Co., precinct
1729 Tyrell Co., NC formed from Bertie, Chowan, Currituck & Pasquotank counties
1746 Granville Co., NC formed from Edhecombe Co., NC & the original provincial territory
1752 Orange Co., NC  was formed from Bladen, Granville & Johnson counties
1753 Sussex Co., VA was formed from Surry Co.
1758 Amherst Co., VA was formed from Albemarle Co.
1764 Bute County.was formed from Granville county. Bute County was discontinued in 1779 and part of it was used to form Warren County
1767 Pittsylvania Co., VA was formed from Halifax Co.
1770 Chatham Co., NC was formed from Orange county
1774 Prior to this the entire state of Kentucky was known as one of the counties of Fincastle Co., Virginia..
1776 Fincastle Co., Va was divided & the state of Kentucky as we know it was called Kentucky Co., VA.
1776 Montgomery Co., VA formed from Fincastle Co., VA
1777 Greenbrier Co.,  VA was formed from Montgomery Co.
1778 Franklin Co., NC formed from Bute Co.
1778 Lincoln was created from the old Tryon Co., NC
1778 Rockbridge Co., VA was formed from Augusta Co. & the discontonued county of Boetourt
1779 Bute County was discontinued and divided into Franklin & Warren Counties, NC
1779 Rutherford Co., NC was created from the larger Burke & the old Tryon County.
         It consisted of all the area west of the old Mecklenburge Co. and "west" to the present state boundary
1779, part of Rutherford was created from Rowan & Tryon was discon't.
1779 Warren Co. was formed from Bute county
1784 Moore Co., NC formed from Cumberland Co.
1788 Kanawah Co., VA was formed from Greenbrier Co.
1789 N. Carolina became a state
1791, part of Buncumbe was created from, Burke & Rutherford, NC
1792 Grayson Co., VA was formed from Wythe & Patrick counties
1796 Robertson Co., TN formed as one of the original counties of the state
1799 Monroe Co., VA was formed from Greenbrier Co.
1803 Louisana Purchase Apr 13
1803 Rutherford Co., TN formed from Davidson Co.
1804 District of Lousiana created May 26th which included Arkansas
1805 Territory of Louisana formed Mar 03, Arkansas was the New Madrid District
1806 District of Arkansas created Jun 27
1809 Cabell Co., VA was formed from Kanawha Co.
1812 Arkansas became part of Territory of Missouri Jun 14
1813 Arkansas Co., AR created Dec 31 from Arkansas District
1815 Lawrence Co., AR created Jan 15. formed from New Madrid Co., Missouri.
        Arkansas County was the first county and Lawrence County was the second.
        The county seat was located at Davidsonville (first called Lawrence).
        From Lawrence County thirty-one other counties was formed.
Lawrence County, which is also the mother county of Clay, Craighead, Randolph, Sharp, and Poinsett Counties.
Clay
Craighead
Poinsett
Randolph
Sharp
1818 Nicholas Co., VA was formed from Greenbrier Co.
1818 Washington Co., IL formed from St. Clair county
1819 Territory of Arkansas created 12 Mar
1820 Independence Co., AR formed
It was created from land taken out of Lawrence County, which is also the mother county of Clay, Craighead, Randolph, Sharp, and Poinsett Counties.
1821 Henry Co., TN formed from Western District
1821 Madison Co., TN formed from Westeren District
1821 Pike Co., IL formed from Madison, Bond & Clark counties
1823 Gibson Co., TN formed from Western District
1823 Haywood Co., TN formed from Western District
1823 Morgan Co., IL formed from Sangamon county
1823 Weakley Co., TN formed from Western District
1824 Fayette County, AL was formed  from Marion, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties
1824 Fayette Co., TN formed from Shelby & Hardeman counties
1825 Hancock Co., IL formed from Pike county
1825 Conway Co., AR formed
1825 Crittenden C0., AR Oct 22
1825 Izard Co., AR formed 27 Oct from Independence Co.
1827 St. Francis Co., AR formed
1828 Sevier Co., AR was formed 22 Oct from Hempstead & Miller Co.,s
1829 Jackson Co., AR formed Nov 5
1833 Carroll Co., created from western Izard Co., AR 25 Dec
1833 Greene Co., AR formed from part of Lawrence Co.. Clay Co., in 1873, and Craighead Co.,
             in 1859, Poinsett Co., in 1838 were formed partly from sections of Greene Co.
1833 Mississippi Co., AR formed Nov 1
1833 Van Buren Co., AR formed
1835  White Co., AR formed
1836 State of Arkansas admitted to the Union  Jun 15
1836 Nicholas Co. was in the state of W. Virginia
1836 Marshall Co., TN formed from Bedford, Lincoln & Giles counties
1838 Poinsett Co. formed from Greene Co., AR Feb 28 County seat at Old Bolivar until 1856
It was created from land taken out of Lawrence County, which is also the mother county of Clay, Craighead, Randolph, Sharp, and Poinsett Counties.
1839 Scott Co., IL formed from Morgan county
1841 Mason Co., IL formed from Tazwell county
1841 Cleveland was created from part of Lincoln & Rutherford, NC
1842, McDowell was created from part of Burke & Rutherford Co., NC
1842 Carroll Co., VA was formed from Grayson & Patrick counties
1842 Montgomery Co., AR, created on December 9, 1842, Governor Yell signed the act of the legislature
1845 Texas became a state
1846 Iowa Territory became a state
1848 Hancock Co., VA was formed from Brooke Co.
1855 Polk was created from part of Henderson & Rutherford Co., NC
1859 Craighead Co., AR formed Feb 19 Big Creek TWP Established
It was created from land taken out of Lawrence County, which is also the mother county of Clay, Craighead, Randolph, Sharp, and Poinsett Counties.
1859  the  County  of  Craighead was created from land taken from the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mississippi
1860 Cheatham Co., TN was formed from Davidson, Dickson & Montogomery counties
1867 Lamar County, AL was formed from Marion, Fayette, and Pickens
1871 Logan Co., AR (formerly Sarber Co. changed in 1874) formed
1877 Sanford Co., AL changed to Lamar