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30 September 1836 | ||
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Arkansas Trails has several counties and projects up for adoption. If you would be interested in adopting a county or project look at the Arkansas Trails County Page. If you find one that you would like to adopt e-mail the State Administrator State Administrator.[ Being a County or State Administrator is fun and rewarding. If you have an interest in the history of Arkansas and the genealogy of it's residents please consider it. If you think "there is no way I can do this" there are many people ready, willing and able to help you. It's not near as difficult as you might think. ] | History |
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Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri, who had played a key role in Arkansas's admission into the Union. The county seat, Bentonville, was also named after Benton. In 1827, part of the Lovely purchase became Lovely County, and, when Washington County was established a year later, it subsumed Lovely County and the land that today is Benton County. Adam Batie settled in 1828 near present-day Maysville on the county's western border and is recorded as the first legal white resident. Maysville soon became the county's first settlement. Many early county settlers came from Tennessee and other states of the upper South. Among them were the Blackburn and Van Winkle families, who settled around the area now known as War Eagle. Their sawmill, reportedly the largest in Arkansas, led James Austin Cameron (J. A. C.) Blackburn to become known as the Lumber King of northwest Arkansas. Other early settlers included the Reddick, Burks, and Sikes families and the German-born Sagers Cross Hollows was the site of a large 1861—1862 Confederate encampment, and the first military engagement in Arkansas, the Action at Pott's Hill, occurred on Dunagin's Farm near present-day Avoca. In March 1862, the Battle of Pea Ridge, the most strategically decisive battle west of the Mississippi River, shifted the regional balance of power to the Union. Bentonville and Fayetteville (Washington County) were the first two U.S. cities destroyed by fire in the war. | ||
Cemeteries of Benton County | Links |
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Free Records Search at Familysearch Org | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records, Slot 44 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2174 Fax: (501) 663-2832 |
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Arkansas State Archives | ||
Arkansas History Commission One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501.682.6900 [email protected] |
The History Commission, the official state archives, is a facility in which those interested in Arkansas history may engage in research. The staff does not undertake research requests from the public. The Research Room is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Saturday. It is closed on state holidays. If you are traveling long distances, please call to confirm hours/days of operation at 501.682.6900. | |
Arkansas Genealogical Society
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Court Clerk 215 East Central Ave., Suite 6 Bentonville, AR 72712 Phone (479)271-1017 | County Clerk 215 E Central Ave, Rm.217 Bentonville, AR 72712 Phone 479-271-1013 | Bella Vista Historical Society 1885 Bella Vista Way Bella Vista, AR 72714 479-855-2335 |
Benton County Historical Preservation Commission 300 W. Poplar Street, Suite 6 Rogers, AR 72756 479-601-3719 | Benton County Historical Society P.O. Box 1034 Bentonville, AR 72712 | Heritage Trail Partners, Inc. 623 Spring Creek Street Lowell, AR 72745-9007 |
Lowell Museum & Historical Society 215 N. Lincoln Street Lowell, AR 72745 479-751-1077 | Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society Bentonville Public Library 405 S. Main Street Bentonville, AR 72712 479-271-6820 | Pea Ridge Historical Society P.O. Box 276 Pea Ridge, AR 72751-0276 |
Pea Ridge National Military Park Foundation P.O. Box 926 Pea Ridge, AR 72751 479-601-3719 | Rogers Historical Museum 322 S. Second Street Rogers, AR 72756 479-621-1154 | E-Mail Lists and Message Boards |
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Benton County Mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Benton County Message Board on Rootsweb | ||
Benton County Message Board on Genforum | Adjacent Counties |
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Carroll County |
Madison County |
Washington County |