Baxter County Arkansas Genealogy and History

County Seat: Mountain Home

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History

Baxter County was created by the 19th Arkansas General Assembly on March 24, 1873, from parts of Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy counties. It was named for Elisha Baxter, who was governor of Arkansas at the time. The small community of Mountain Home was named temporary county seat; and was later named permanent county seat.

Communities

Other unincorporated communities: Advance, Amos, Arkana, Arkawana, Buford, Cartney, Colfax, County Line, Culp, Diamond Bay, Dogwood Park, Fawn Park, Heritage Estates, Holiday Hills, Jordan, Kingswood Estates, Lakeside Terrace, Lone Rock, Mallard Point, McPhearson, Norfork Lake Estates, Norfork Village, Old Joe, Rodney, Shady Grove, Shipp, Spring Lake Estates, Sycamore Heights, Sycamore Spring, Three Brothers, Timber Lake Manor, Whiteville, Woods Point Landing.

Historic communities: Berry, Casteel, Chastain, Conville, Covey, Herron, Independence, Jonesdale, Laytonville, Spencer.

Townships: Bayou, Big Flat, Buckhorn, Buford, Greenwood, Grover, Independence, Logan, Lone Rock, Matney, Mill, Mountain Home, North Fork, Pigeon, Union, Whiteville.

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