Place:Lafayette, Arkansas, United States

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NameLafayette
Alt namesLafayettesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.267°N 93.6°W
Located inArkansas, United States     (1827 - )
See alsoColumbia, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Hempstead, Arkansas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Miller, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Shiloh-Buckner Cemetery
Inhabited place
Arkana
Baker
Boyd Hill
Bradley
Buckner
Burton Mill
Canale
Canfield
Forest Grove
Gin City
Grants
Kizer
Kress City
Lewisville
Line
Mars Hill
McKamie
Midway
Old Town
Piney Grove
Pleasant Valley
Shiloh
Spirit Lake
Stamps
Walker Creek
Walnut Hill
Township
Roane
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,645, making it the third-least populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Lewisville. Lafayette County was formed on October 15, 1827, and named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War. It is a dry county; therefore, the sale of alcohol is prohibited.

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Date Event Source
1827 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1828 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1828 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1828 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1828 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 748
1840 2,200
1850 5,220
1860 8,464
1870 9,139
1880 5,730
1890 7,700
1900 10,594
1910 13,741
1920 15,522
1930 16,934
1940 16,851
1950 13,203
1960 11,030
1970 10,018
1980 10,213
1990 9,643
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States

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