COUNTIES. DATE OF THEIR FORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN BOUNDARY LINES. ARKANSAS, December 13, 1813, L. M. T.: Part of Phillips added to, act of October 23, 1821; line between Pulaski and Arkansas changed, act October 30, 1823; Quapaw purchase divided between Arkansas and Pulaski Counties, act October 13, 1827; line between Arkansas and Phillips defined, act November 21, 1829; boundaries defined, act November 7, 1836; line between Arkansas and Jefferson changed, act February 25, 1889; line between Lincoln changed, act March 25, 1895. ASHLEY, formed November 30, 1848. Line between Chicot changed, act January 19, 1861. BAXTER, March 24, 1873: Line between Izard and Fulton defined, October 16, 1875; line between Marion changed, March 9, 1881. BENTON, September 30, 1836. BOONE, April 9, 1869: Line between Marion defined, act December 9, 1875. BRADLEY, December 18, 1840: Part of Calhoun attached, October 19, 1862; part restored to Ashley County, January 1, 1859. CALHOUN, December 6, 1850: act November 19, 1862. Part added to Union and Bradley, CARROLL, November 1, 1823: Boundary defined, act December 14, 1838; line between Madison defined, act January 11, 1843, and again, act January 20, 1843; line between Marion defined, act December 18, 1846; line between Madison defined, act December 29, 1854, and again, act January 16, 1857; part of Madison attached, act April 8, 1869. CHICOT, October 25, 1823: Boundary defined, act November 2, 1835; part attached to Drew, act December 21, 1846; line between Ashley changed, act January 19, 1861; line between Drew changed, act November 30, 1875; line changed between Desha, February 10, 1879. CLARK, December 15, 1818, L. M. T.: Line between Pulaski and Clark changed, act October 30, 1823; divided, act November 2, 1829; line between Hot Spring and Dallas changed, act April 3, 1868; line between Pike defined, act April 22, 1873; line between Montgomery changed, act April 24, 1873; line between Pike changed, act March 8, 1877. a-CLAY, March 24, 1873: Formed as Clayton, changed to Clay by act of December 6, 1875; line between Greene changed, act April 20, 1895. a-An act of March 24, 1873, forming Clay County and for other purposes, changed boundaries of a great number of counties. Formed February 20, 1883. CLEBURNE: CLEVELAND, April 17, 1873: Cleveland by act of March 5, 1885. Formed as Dorsey, changed to COLUMBIA, December 17, 1852: Part of Union County added, act December 21, 1858; line between Nevada defined, April 19, 1873. Part of Columbia county attached to Lafayette county, April 29, 1901. CONWAY, October 20, 1825: Northwest boundary defined, act October 27, 1827; line between Pulaski and Conway defined, act October 20, 1828; part of the Indian purchase added, act October 22, 1828; line between Conway and Pulaski, and Independence and Conway, act November 5, 1831; part added to Pope, act January 6, 1853; part added to White, act January 11, 1853; act March, 1873; line between Pope defined, act May 28, 1874. CRAIGHEAD, February 19, 1859. CRAWFORD, October 18, 1820: Boundary changed, act October 24, 1821; boundary defined, October 30, 1823; divided and County of Lovely established, act of October 13, 1827; part of the Cherokee country attached to, act October 22, 1828; boundary defined, act December 18, 1837; line between Scott defined; line between Washington defined, act November 24, 1846; line between Franklin defined, March 4, 1875; line changed between Washington, March 9, 1881; line between Franklin changed, act March 28, 1895. CRITTENDEN, October 22, 1825: St. Francis River declared to be the line between St. Francis and Crittenden Counties, act November, 1831; portion attached to Mississippi County, act January, 1861; act March, 1873. CROSS, November 15, 1862; 1866; act March, 1873. DALLAS, January 1, 1845: changed, act April 3, 1869. DESHA, December 12, 1838: Line between Hot Spring and Clark Portion attached to Drew, act January 21, 1861; part of Chicot attached, February 10, 1879; also of Lincoln, March 10, 1879. DREW, November 26, 1846: Part of Chicot attached, act December 21, 1846; part of Desha attached, act January 21, 1861; act March, 1873; line between Chicot changed, act November 30, 1875. FAULKNER, April 12, 1873: Line defined, act December 7, 1875. FRANKLIN, December 19, 1837: Line between Johnson defined, act December 14, 1833; line between Crawford defined, act March 4, 1875; line between Crawford changed, act March 28, 1895. FULTON, December 21, 1842: Part attached to Marion, act January 18, 1855; part of Lawrence attached, act January 18, 1855; act March, 1873; line between Baxter and Izard defined, February 16, 1875. GARLAND, April 5, 1873. GRANT, February 4, 1869. GREENE, November 5, 1833: Clay changed, act April 20, 1895. Act March, 1873; line between HEMPSTEAD, December 15, 1818, L. M. T.: Divided and Lafayette County created, act October 15, 1827; line between Pike defined, act December 14, 1838; line between Pike, Hempstead and Sevier, forming Howard, act April 17, 1873. HOT SPRING, November 2, 1829: Certain lands attached, act March 2, 1838; divided and Montgomery created, act December 9, 1842; line between Saline defined, act December 23, 1846; line between Montgomery changed, act December 27, 1848; line between Saline changed, act 19th February, 1859, and changed again, act 19th January, 1861; line between Clark and Dallas changed, act April 3, 1869; act March, 1873. HOWARD, April 17th, 1873: March 15, 1895. Line between Sevier changed, act INDEPENDENCE, October 20, 1820: Part of eastern boundary defined, act October 30, 1823; act to divide and create Izard County, act October 27, 1825; part of Independence added, act October 22, 1828; line between Independence and Izard defined, act November 5, 1831; between Independence and Conway, act November 5, 1831; between Independence and Jackson, act November 8, 1836; between Izard, February 21, 1838; and December 14, 1838; and December 21, 1840; Lawrence changed December 26, 1840; act March, 1873; Sharp defined, February 11, 1875. IZARD, October 27, 1825: Western boundary line extended, October 13, 1827; part of the Indian purchase added, October 22, 1828; between Independence and Izard defined, November 5, 1831; between Conway and Izard, November 5, 1831; southern boundary established, November 11, 1833; line between Independence defined, February 21, 1838, and December 14, 1838, and December 21, 1840; western boundary defined, December 24, 1840; act March, 1873; between Baxter and Fulton defined, February 16, 1875; between Sharp changed, March 9, 1877. JACKSON, November 5, 1829: Between Independence and Jackson defined, November 8, 1836; part of St. Francis attached, January 10, 1851. JEFFERSON, November 2, 1829: Boundaries defined, November 3, 1831, and again October 29, 1836; line changed between Lincoln and Desha, March 20, 1879; and changed between Arkansas, act February 25, 1890. JOHNSON, November 16, 1833: Southern boundary defined, November 2, 1835; east boundary defined, October 5, 1836; line between Franklin defined, December 14, 1838-1848; between Pope, February 19, 1859, and again March 25, 1871; between Pope, re-established, March 6, 1875; between Pope, changed, March 9, 1877. LAFAYETTE, October 15, 1827: Line between Union defined, November 26, 1846. Part of Columbia county added to Lafayette, April 29, 1901. LAWRENCE, January 15, 1815, L. M. T.: East boundary defined, October 30, 1823; between Independence changed, December 26, 1840; part attached to Fulton, January 18, 1855; part attached to Randolph, January 18, 1861. Nearly half of the county given off the west side to make Sharp County in 1868. LEE, April 17, 1873. LINCOLN, March 28, 1871: Part transferred to Desha, March 10, 1879; line between Arkansas changed, act March 25, 1895. LITTLE RIVER, March 5, 1867. LOGAN: Formed as Sarber, March 22, 1871; amended February 27, 1873; changed to Logan, December 14, 1875; line between Scott changed, March 21, 1881; line between Scott changed, act of 1903. LONOKE, April 16, 1873: Line between Prairie defined, November 30, 1875, and again December 7, 1875. LOVELY, October 13, 1827: Abolished October 17, 1828. MADISON, September 30, 1836: West boundary changed, November 26, 1838; between Carroll defined, January 11, 1843, and again January 20, 1843-1846; between Newton, December 21, 1848; between Carroll, December 29, 1854, and again January 15, 1857; part attached to Carroll, April 8, 1869. MARION, November 3, 1835, under name of Searcy: Name changed from Searcy, act September 29, 1836; west boundary defined, November 18, 1837; between Carroll defined, December 18, 1846; part of Fulton attached, January 18, 1855; between Van Buren and Searcy, defined, January 20, 1855; act March, 1873; line between Boone defined, December 9, 1875; line between Baxter changed, March 9, 1881. MILLER, April 1, 1820: The greater portion of the territory of the original County of Miller fell within the limits of the State of Texas. It was abolished in 1836; re-established December 22, 1874, and eastern boundary extended. MISSISSIPPI, November 1, 1833-1859: Portion of Crittenden attached, January 18, 1861. MONROE, November 2, 1829: Boundaries defined, December 25, 1840; line betwen Prairie changed, December 7, 1850; line changed April 12, 1869; act March, 1873; April 26, 1873, and May 27, 1874. MONTGOMERY, December 9, 1842: Line between Yell defined January 2, 1845; between Perry defined, December 23, 1846; between Perry re-established, December 21, 1848; between Hot Spring changed, December 27, 1848; between Polk changed, February 7, 1859; act March, 1873; between Clark changed, April 24, 1873; line between Pike defined, December 16, 1874. NEVADA, March 20, 1871: Line between Columbia defined, April 19, 1873. NEWTON, December 14, 1842: Line between Madison defined, December 21, 1848; between Pope defined, January 10, 1853. OUACHITA, November 29, 1842: Line between Union changed, January 6, 1853. PERRY, December 18, 1840: Line between Pulaski, Saline and Montgomery defined, December 23, 1846; old line between Montgomery re-established, December 21, 1848; line between Yell and Perry defined, act April 8, 1891. PHILLIPS, May 1, 1820: Part attached to Arkansas County, October 23, 1821; west boundary defined, October 30, 1823; act to di |