Franklin County, Arkansas
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Franklin County, Arkansas was formed December 1837 by an act of the State Legislature, out of the Eastern half of Crawford County. The boundaries of Franklin County have changed only very slightly from the 1837 boundaries. | Franklin County, Arkansas was formed December 1837 by an act of the State Legislature, out of the Eastern half of Crawford County. The boundaries of Franklin County have changed only very slightly from the 1837 boundaries. | ||
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Franklin County is cut into two sections, North and South, by the Arkansas River which runs East-West through the approximate center of the county. The earliest settlements were likely along this river. | Franklin County is cut into two sections, North and South, by the Arkansas River which runs East-West through the approximate center of the county. The earliest settlements were likely along this river. | ||
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+ | ==Settlement Pattern== | ||
+ | The Louisiana Purchase and subsequent treaties with Indians to move away, gave to the Federal government all of the land in the state of Arkansas. Before the Federal government is willing to grant land to settlers, they need to do surveys. All the existing surveys are available to view in the BLM database. | ||
+ | * [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/Survey_Detail.asp?dmid=3230&Index=5 Twp 8N26W and 9N26W], "Fractional Township South of the Arkansas River", survey approved 30 Apr 1827 | ||
+ | * [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/Survey_Detail.asp?dmid=3235&Index=8 Twp 8N27W], Survey approved 30 Apr 1827 | ||
+ | * [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/Survey_Detail.asp?dmid=3241&Index=12 Twp 8N28W], survey approved 1 May 1827 | ||
+ | * [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/Survey_Detail.asp?dmid=3248&Index=15 Twp 8N29W], survey approved 28 Aug 1826 | ||
+ | * [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/Survey_Detail.asp?dmid=3635&Index=24 Twp 9N27W], approved 30 Apr 1827 | ||
From a careful perusal of the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? BLM records], I below present a table showing every township which is today in Franklin, and the year of its first settlement, and where a surrounding county abuts it. Since Franklin was not formed until Dec 1837, this table shows that it was already well-settled by the time it was formed. The counties surrounding Franklin are Crawford, Madison, Johnson, Sebastian, and Logan. | From a careful perusal of the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? BLM records], I below present a table showing every township which is today in Franklin, and the year of its first settlement, and where a surrounding county abuts it. Since Franklin was not formed until Dec 1837, this table shows that it was already well-settled by the time it was formed. The counties surrounding Franklin are Crawford, Madison, Johnson, Sebastian, and Logan. |