Yell County

Yell County was created December 5, 1840, from parts of Pope and Scott counties and was named for Archibald Yell, second Governor of the State of Arkansas. The landscape of the county is rolling farmlands, forested ridges, and isolated mountains and lakes with rugged terrain in the south. The economic base of Yell County is well balanced. Leading industries are connected with production of poultry, hogs, and beef cattle with some small manufacturing. Tourism and recreation activities are very popular in an area full of lakes. The Arkansas River, Lake Dardanelle, Nimrod Lake, Blue Mountain Lake and Kingfisher Lake are poplar with the professional angler as well as the local fisherman. Mount Nebo State Park rises 1,800 feet above the mountain valleys and has cabins, campsites, picnic sites, tennis courts, swimming pool, and hiking trails. Mount Magazine State Park offers camping and picnicking. Petit Jean Mountain and Wildlife Management Area offer hunting and beautiful scenery. The county has dual seats, Danville and Dardanelle. The courthouse at Dardanelle is located on one of the earliest military roads in Arkansas, one named in honor of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy by act of the General Assembly of 1925. On the east lawn, the statue of a Confederate soldier with a boyish face stands as a memorial to Yell County Confederate veterans.

101 E. 5th Street
Danville 72833
106 Union Street
Dardanelle 72834

4794954875

County Officials   Phone   Fax   E-Mail
County Judge   Mark Thone   (479) 495-4860   (479) 495-4875   cojudge@arkwest.com
County Clerk   Sharon Barnett   (479) 495-4850   (479) 495-4875   yellclerk@arkansasclerks.com
Circuit Clerk   Sharon Barnett   (479) 495-4850   (479) 495-4875   yellclerk@arkansasclerks.com
County Sheriff   Bill Gilkey   (479) 495-4880   (479) 495-4891  
County Collector   Bill Gilkey   (479) 495-4880   (479) 495-4891   collector@arkwest.com
County Treasurer   Brandi Gillespie Rolen   (479) 495-4896   (479) 495-4898   yellcotreas@arkwest.com
County Assessor   Sandy Bottoms   (479) 495-4857   (479) 495-4859   yelltax@arkwest.com
County Coroner   Mike Cornwell   (479) 495-2525   (479) 495-2003  
Justice of the Peace   Sharon Carter      
Justice of the Peace   Ronny Crawford      
Justice of the Peace   Bob Dixon      
Justice of the Peace   Greg Dixon      
Justice of the Peace   Travis Garner      
Justice of the Peace   B.L. Keathley      
Justice of the Peace   J.L. Martin      
Justice of the Peace   Thomas Randell      
Justice of the Peace   Matt Robinson      
Justice of the Peace   Gary Spencer      
Justice of the Peace   James D. Woodson