Franklin County, Arkansas
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Franklin County is cut into two sections, North and South, by the Arkansas River which runs East-West through the approximate center of the county. The earliest settlements were likely along this river. | Franklin County is cut into two sections, North and South, by the Arkansas River which runs East-West through the approximate center of the county. The earliest settlements were likely along this river. | ||
− | From a careful perusal of the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? BLM records], I below present | + | From a careful perusal of the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? BLM records], I below present a table showing every township which is today in Franklin, and the year of its first settlement, and where a surrounding county abuts it. Since Franklin was not formed until Dec 1837, this table shows that it was already well-settled by the time it was formed. The counties surrounding Franklin are Crawford, Madison, Johnson, Sebastian, and Logan. |
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