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The county is under the jurisdiction of the Washington County District Court, a state district court. [48] State district courts in Arkansas are courts of original jurisdiction for misdemeanors offenses and civil, small claims, and traffic matters. [49] Local district courts are presided over by full-time judges in countywide elections.
The county took advantage of federal programs to build a bomb shelter to store county records in the 1970s, which relieved stress on many of the vaults. Despite these improvements, a grand jury report from the 1970s states "the building now resembles a rabbit-warren" and "the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville is a disgrace".
The settlements drifted together and continued to grow until applying for a post office in 1884 within Carter's store under the name Georgetown. [5] The name was rejected; the postal service not wanting to duplicate Georgetown in White County, Arkansas (or Georgetown, Madison County, Arkansas). Carter submitted Lincoln as the new name.
Courts of Arkansas include: State courts of Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court [1] [2] Arkansas Court of Appeals [3] [2] Arkansas Circuit Courts (28 judicial circuits) [4] [2] Arkansas District Courts [2] Arkansas State District Courts (32 state judicial districts) [5] Arkansas Local District Courts (35 local district courts) [5] Arkansas County ...
Morrow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. A post office has been in operation at Morrow since 1883; [2] The community had the name of G. W. Morrow, an early postmaster. [3] it was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 263; [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elm Springs Township covers an area of 15.0 square miles (39 km 2); with 14.9 square miles (39 km 2) land and the remaining 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) water. [3]
Goshen Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Washington County, Arkansas. [3] As of the 2000 census, its total population was 1,656. The township contains the Town of Goshen and some surrounding unincorporated areas. Goshen Township was established in 1878. [4]
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Arkansas