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Carroll County, AR
About
Carroll County
On November 1,
1833, the US Congress passed an act which created
Carroll County, Arkansas, from the western part
of Izard County, effective on December 25,
1833. Carrollton was established as the
original county seat in January, 1834. The
county was named after Charles Carroll, the last
surviving signer of the Declaration of
Independence.
Carroll County
initially was very large, comprising most of what
is today Boone, Newton, and Carroll Counties,
along with a small area that is now in
northeastern Pope County. It's area was
reduced considerably by the establishment of
Newton County in 1842. In 1867, Carroll
County increased its size by claiming the
northern part of Madison County. In 1869,
the formation of Boone County took away the
eastern part of Carroll County. The county
seat was moved to Berryville in 1875. In
1883, Eureka Springs was named as the co-county
seat for the western county district. A few
other minor border changes were made to the
county sometime prior to 1890,when Carroll County
achieved its current boundaries.
Any genealogical
research in Carroll County may require searching
its mother and daughter counties, too.
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