Dallas  County

Dallas County was formed January 1, 1845, from Bradley and Clark counties and named in honor of George M. Dallas, who had been elected Vice President of the United States in 1844. Dallas County is known for its rolling hills and pine Forests. The world’s first southern pine plywood plant was built in Fordyce, and timber resources still drive its economy. Georgia-Pacific Corp. is the county’s largest employer. Tri-County Lake, where Dallas, Calhoun, and Cleveland counties meet, offers water recreation activities. The Ouachita River, the longest and largest river in the Ouachita Mountain region, forms the western county line and provides floating and fishing. The Cotton Belt route through the town of Fordyce, the county seat, brought prosperity when it arrived in Dallas County in 1882. Fordyce is Arkansas’ only single county seat to have been moved from a central location when the railroads bypassed its original site of Princeton. In April of each year, the weeklong “Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival” is held which draws not only the local citizens but many tourists as well.

Third and Oak Streets
Fordyce 71742

8703523371

County Officials   Phone   Fax   E-Mail
County Judge   Jimmy Jones   (870) 352-3371   (870) 352-5656   james.jones@arkansas.gov
County Clerk   Susie Williams   (870) 352-2307   (870) 352-7179   susie09co_cir@windstream.net
Circuit Clerk   Susie Williams   (870) 352-2307   (870) 352-7179   susie09co_cir@windstream.net
County Sheriff   Donny Ford   (870) 352-8582   (870) 352-3700  
County Collector   Brenda W. Williams   (870) 352-5181   (870) 352-7457   brendawilsonwilliams@yahoo.com
County Treasurer   Leslie Nutt   (870) 352-2333   (870) 352-2790  
County Assessor   Donna Jones   (870) 352-7983   (870) 352-7259   donnadcassess@windstream.net
County Coroner   Tom Tidwell   (870) 352-3131   (870) 352-5811  
Justice of the Peace   J.C. Freer, Jr.      
Justice of the Peace   Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.      
Justice of the Peace   Clark Brent      
Justice of the Peace   Roy Butler      
Justice of the Peace   Alfred Fite      
Justice of the Peace   Wendell Lee      
Justice of the Peace   John B. Meador      
Justice of the Peace   Florence Moore      
Justice of the Peace   Gerald Totty