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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 732 square miles (1,900 km 2), of which 708 square miles (1,830 km 2) are land and 23 square miles (60 km 2) (3.2%) are water. [5]
Arkansas Highway 22 passes through the center of Ratcliff, leading east through Caulksville 9 miles (14 km) to Paris and west 4 miles (6 km) to Branch. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ratcliff has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2), or 0.42%, are water. [3]
Garland County is Arkansas' 68th county, formed during the Reconstruction era on April 5, 1873, from portions of Hot Spring, Montgomery, and Saline counties. [6] It was named for Augustus H. Garland, eleventh governor of Arkansas. [7] [8] It is the only county in the United States with this name.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 gave the U.S. ownership of a large, but undefined, portion of the Arkansas River Valley. The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 established the border between Spanish Mexico and the United States in Colorado. Spanish territory was south of the Arkansas river and U.S. territory was north of the River.
Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries, including one race in which Republican Gov. Sarah ...
The Arkansas River Valley, also known as the Arkansas Valley, is a region in Arkansas defined by the Arkansas River in the western part of the state. Generally defined as the area between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, [1] the River Valley is characterized by flat lowlands covered in fertile farmland and lakes periodically interrupted by high peaks.
Booneville is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States and the county seat of its southern district. [3] Located in the Arkansas River Valley between the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, the city is one of the oldest in western Arkansas. The city's economy was first based upon the railroad and Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
Scranton is located in northeastern Logan County. Arkansas Highway 197 is Scranton's Main Street and leads southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Subiaco. Arkansas Highway 109 passes through Scranton as 5th Street, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 64 west of Clarksville and south 5 miles (8 km) to Midway.