Feature Name:
|
Arkansas, State of
|
| Feature Type: |
civil |
| Estimated Population (1994): |
2,448,387 |
| Description: |
Incomplete Record The geographic center,
or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness
would balance, for the state is located in Pulaski
County, 19.3 km (12 mi) northwest of Little Rock. |
| History Notes: |
Statehood: 15 June 1836. From the name of
a river named for an Indian village and tribe. The French
recorded the tribal name as "Arkansa" about
1673, and the "s" was added as a plural. The
French pronunciation and spelling still prevail, although
the act establishing the Territory originally spelled the
name "Arkansaw." (US-T131/1976/DOI - USGS News
Release: Origin of Names of U S States) |
| |
| State |
County |
| Arkansas |
Pulaski |
| Arkansas |
Arkansas |
| Arkansas |
Ashley |
| Arkansas |
Baxter |
| Arkansas |
Benton |
| Arkansas |
Boone |
| Arkansas |
Bradley |
| Arkansas |
Calhoun |
| Arkansas |
Carroll |
| Arkansas |
Chicot |
| Arkansas |
Clark |
| Arkansas |
Clay |
| Arkansas |
Cleburne |
| Arkansas |
Cleveland |
| Arkansas |
Columbia |
| Arkansas |
Conway |
| Arkansas |
Craighead |
| Arkansas |
Crawford |
| Arkansas |
Crittenden |
| Arkansas |
Cross |
| Arkansas |
Dallas |
| Arkansas |
Desha |
| Arkansas |
Drew |
| Arkansas |
Faulkner |
| Arkansas |
Franklin |
| Arkansas |
Fulton |
| Arkansas |
Garland |
| Arkansas |
Grant |
| Arkansas |
Greene |
| Arkansas |
Hempstead |
| Arkansas |
Hot Spring |
| Arkansas |
Howard |
| Arkansas |
Independence |
| Arkansas |
Izard |
| Arkansas |
Jackson |
| Arkansas |
Jefferson |
| Arkansas |
Johnson |
| Arkansas |
Lafayette |
| Arkansas |
Lawrence |
| Arkansas |
Lee |
| Arkansas |
Lincoln |
| Arkansas |
Little River |
| Arkansas |
Logan |
| Arkansas |
Lonoke |
| Arkansas |
Madison |
| Arkansas |
Marion |
| Arkansas |
Miller |
| Arkansas |
Mississippi |
| Arkansas |
Monroe |
| Arkansas |
Montgomery |
| Arkansas |
Nevada |
| Arkansas |
Newton |
| Arkansas |
Ouachita |
| Arkansas |
Perry |
| Arkansas |
Phillips |
| Arkansas |
Pike |
| Arkansas |
Poinsett |
| Arkansas |
Polk |
| Arkansas |
Pope |
| Arkansas |
Prairie |
| Arkansas |
Randolph |
| Arkansas |
St. Francis |
| Arkansas |
Saline |
| Arkansas |
Scott |
| Arkansas |
Searcy |
| Arkansas |
Sebastian |
| Arkansas |
Sevier |
| Arkansas |
Sharp |
| Arkansas |
Stone |
| Arkansas |
Union |
| Arkansas |
Van Buren |
| Arkansas |
Washington |
| Arkansas |
White |
| Arkansas |
Woodruff |
| Arkansas |
Yell |
| Variant Name(s) |
Arkansaw |
| |
Arkanzes |
| |
The Bear State |
| USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: |
Ferndale |