Union County

Union County Courthouse Built from 1927 – 28 Greek Revival by Mann & Stern architects of Little Rock National Register: 1983 The original Union County Courthouse, built in 1844 at a cost of $200 stood where Larry’s Rexall Drug Store is today. As the county seat, El Dorado quickly outgrew even its second courthouse (built on this site in 1848) in the 1920’s due to the oil boom’s voluminous deed and title transactions. Faceted in smooth-dressed limestone, the third and current courthouse boasts 40 freestanding ionic exterior columns spanning four stories, and a richly detailed marble two-story atrium with art deco accents. The exterior medallions of the scales of justice and lanterns of light signify the search for truth. The building’s largest courtroom features a walnut wainscot, tromphe l’eil painting and scoring on textured plaster walls to resemble stone, and an ornately detailed plaster cast ceiling of gilded rosettes. Back when the square was flanked by log cabin structures there was a large duck pond on this site. Emigrants camped on its banks. Many pioneer citizens recorded incidents where deer and even bears came to drink – and hunters would frequently bag their dinner by shooting the wild ducks that lit there in the mid-1800’s.

101 North Washington Street
El Dorado 71730

8708641900
www.co.union.ar.us

County Officials   Phone   Fax   E-Mail
County Judge   Mike Loftin   (870) 864-1900   (870) 864-1902  
County Clerk   Shannon Phillips   (870) 864-1910   (870) 864-1927   unioncountyclerk@ymail.com
Circuit Clerk   Cheryl Cochran-Wilson   (870) 864-1940   (870) 864-1994   cecwilson@hotmail.com
County Sheriff   Mike McGough   (870) 864-1970   (870) 862-6334  
County Collector   Dorothy Raley   (870) 864-1930   (870) 864-1934   drayley@unioncountyar.com
County Treasurer   Debbie Ray   (870) 864-1928   (870) 881-4000   treasurer@unioncountyar.com
County Assessor   Vicki Deaton   (870) 864-1920   (870) 864-1926   vdeaton@unioncountyar.com
County Coroner   Curtis Butterfield   (870) 864-1903   (870) 864-1999  
Justice of the Peace   John Baine      
Justice of the Peace   Johnney Burson      
Justice of the Peace   Harrell Chandler      
Justice of the Peace   Carolyn Jones      
Justice of the Peace   Gary New      
Justice of the Peace   James "Casey" Platt      
Justice of the Peace   Cecil Polk      
Justice of the Peace   Don Traylor      
Justice of the Peace   Benny Vestal      
Justice of the Peace   Steven Ward      
Justice of the Peace   DeWayne Worth