Crawford County

Crawford County was the largest county in Arkansas when it was established in 1820. Originally, Crawford County included part of eight counties as well as part of the Indian Territory. Crawford County is rugged terrain from the Ozark Mountains in the northern half and rolling farmlands, forested ridges and isolated mountains and lakes in the southern half. Van Buren is the county seat. The main economic base of the county is agriculture and affiliated industries, soybeans, fruit and vegetables, beef cattle and poultry. Tourism is growing steadily with the lakes, rivers, mountains, valleys and the scenic views. Crawford County's Courthouse is listed in the National Historic Register and thought to be the oldest active county courthouse west of the Mississippi River. The original portion of the courthouse was constructed in 1842. People are attracted to historic downtown Van Buren that has six blocks of restored architecture, including arts, crafts and antique shops. Several motion pictures have been filmed in Van Buren. Crawford County's 2000 census count was 53,247, a 25.3% increase since 1990.

300 Main Street
Van Buren 72956

4794741511
www.crawford-county.org

County Officials   Phone   Fax   E-Mail
County Judge   John Hall   (479) 474-1511   (479) 471-3201   county.judge@crawford-county.org
County Clerk   Teresa Armer   (479) 474-1312   (479) 471-3236   tarmer@crawford-county.org
Circuit Clerk   Sharon Blount   (479) 474-1821   (479) 471-0622   sblount@crawford-county.org
County Sheriff   Ron Brown   (479) 474-2261   (479) 471-3232   rbrown@crawford-county.org
County Collector   Kevin Pixley   (479) 474-1111   (479) 474-3239   kpixley@crawford-county.org
County Treasurer   Beverly Pyle   (479) 474-6641   (479) 474-5072   brpyle@crawford-county.org
County Assessor   Ronnie Dale   (479) 474-1751   (479) 471-3225   assessor@crawford-county.org
County Coroner   Pamela Wells   (479) 632-5656   (479) 997-8899   coroner@cox.net
Justice of the Peace   Butch Barnes      
Justice of the Peace   Terry Bibbs      
Justice of the Peace   Mary Jan Blount      
Justice of the Peace   Stanley Clark      
Justice of the Peace   Lloyd Cole      
Justice of the Peace   Elaina Damante      
Justice of the Peace   DeWite DeShazo      
Justice of the Peace   Shane Griffin      
Justice of the Peace   Bill Grill      
Justice of the Peace   Christi Haught      
Justice of the Peace   James Lane      
Justice of the Peace   David Rofkahr      
Justice of the Peace   Alan Swaim