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Pope County Courthouse Pope County 35°16′41″N 93°08′01″W / 35.278128°N 93.133744°W / 35.278128; -93.133744 ( Pope County Courthouse
Pope County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,381. [2] The county seat is Russellville. [3] The county was formed on November 2, 1829, from a portion of Crawford County and named for John Pope, the third governor of the Arkansas Territory.
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2022 estimated population of 29,133. [7] It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nearby. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River.
Dover was either named by British aristocrats in the 1830s for Dover, Kent, England or by Stephen Rye in 1832 for Dover, Tennessee. [3] Incorporated December 31, 1852, [4] Dover was the county seat for Pope County from 1841 to 1887 [5] with the county's brick courthouse on the square bounded by present-day Camp, Market, Water, and Elizabeth Streets.
Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890) Benjamin Johnson (1784–1849), the first judge of the federal district court for Arkansas 26,129: 682.74 sq mi (1,768 km 2) Lafayette County: 073: Lewisville: Oct 15, 1827: Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910)
Buildings and structures in Pope County, Arkansas (5 C, 5 P) E. Education in Pope County, Arkansas (1 C, 8 P) G. Geography of Pope County, Arkansas (3 C, 1 P) P.
Shiloh, as a populated place, is one of the oldest in Pope County with Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church [2] established in the 1830s on Shiloh Creek [3] at what was known as the Williamson (or, later, Shiloh) camp ground, [4] which was used for religious camp meetings, [5] common on the American frontier for worship, preaching and ...
The Arkansas General Assembly defined the state's 64th county on March 22, 1871, incorporating parts of Scott, Yell, and Pope counties (later adding part of Franklin County). They named it Sarber County for John Newton Sarber (1837–1905), an attorney and Republican state senator from Yell County. He had introduced the resolution to organize ...