Counties

Arkansas County

Arkansas County is the oldest county in Arkansas, and it has a rich history behind it. The only American Revolutionary battle fought west of the Mississippi (1783), was fought in Arkansas County. A dual county seat with courthouses in Dewitt and Stuttgart, the oldest records in Arkansas are kept in the (Stuttgart) courthouse. They date from 1796 and are written in Spanish. The landscape of the county is rich, flat, delta farmland. The eastern boundary of the county runs along the White River, and the southern border includes a stretch of the Arkansas River and Lock and Dam No. 2 of the River Navigation System. There are two museums in the county, Stuttgart Agricultural Museum and the Arkansas Post County Museum and a National Memorial in Gillett. The Arkansas Post is considered the earliest European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley. The National Park includes a visitors’ center and exhibits, artifacts and a trail to take visitors by points of interest. Rice Belt Vo-tech and a University of Arkansas agricultural research experiment station are active in research and training in the county. The population of Arkansas County is 17,149 (2020 Census).

101 Court Square
DeWitt 72042
(870) 659-2099

312 S. College
Stuttgart 72160

(870) 659-2098

County Judge
Thomas Best
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2100
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2070
Mailing Address: 312 S. College St., Stuttgart, 72160

County Clerk
Melissa Wood
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2099
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2101
Mailing Address: 101 Court Square, DeWitt, 72042

County Circuit Clerk
Sarah Merchant
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2102
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2080
Mailing Address: 101 Court Square, DeWitt, 72042

County Sheriff
Johnny Cheek
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2060
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2066
DeWitt Mailing Address: 1000 Ricebelt Ave., DeWitt, 72042
Stuttgart Mailing Address: 312 S. College, Stuttgart, 72160

County Treasurer
Ruby Dillion
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2103
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2093
Address: 101 Court Square, DeWitt, 72042

County Collector
Johnny Cheek
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2099
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2098
312 S. College, Stuttgart, 72160

County Assessor
Marcia I. Theis
DeWitt Phone: (870) 659-2099
Stuttgart Phone: (870) 659-2098
DeWitt Fax: (870) 659-2095
Address: 101 Court Square, DeWitt, 72042

County Coroner
Laura Essex
DeWitt Phone: (870) 946-3104
Fax: (870) 946-3104
Address: 1405 S. Grandview, DeWitt 72042

Justices of the Peace
Eddie Roberson, Clay Carter, Derek Menard, Robert Henderson, Wade Hosman, Curtis Ahrens, Mark Derden, Charles Wright, Inez McLemore

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