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If you need Professional Genealogy services, click [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com here to email me]. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/ List of Counties in Arkansas] I am a professional genealogist. If you'd like to hire me you can email me at [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com]. Prior to 1819 there was no place called [[Arkansas]]. In the below narrative, when I say "Arkansas" for any time before 1819, I mean that area which was in 1819 created as the Arkansas Territory. Prior to 1800, Arkansas was owned by Spain. From 1800 to 1803, Arkansas was owned by France. In 1803, by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase Louisiana Purchase], Arkansas and much more, was bought by the United States. In 1804, Arkansas was called [[New Madrid]], in the Louisiana District of Indiana Territory. In 1805 the Louisiana District of Indiana Territory became the Louisiana Territory. In 1812, part of the Louisiana Territory was renamed the [[Missouri]] Territory. In 1813, Arkansas County was created in the Missouri Territory. In 1815, Arkansas County was divided into two parts, the upper part called Lawrence County and the lower retaining the name Arkansas County. The dividing line was the Arkansas River. In 1819 Arkansas Territory was created out of the Missouri Territory. ==Resources== *[http://www.myarkansasgenealogy.com/ar_maps/ar_cf.htm County Formation Maps of Arkansas] *Desmond Walls [http://www.arkansasresearch.com/ here] has several genealogical works on Arkansas. *Articles from the Arkansas Gazette from 1819 to 1850 are [http://www.arkansasties.com/Special/Gazette/NewsIndex.htm here] ==Counties with articles here== *[[Franklin County, Arkansas]] *[[Hempstead County, Arkansas]] *[[Johnson County, Arkansas]] [[Category:Arkansas]]
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