Place:Randolph, Arkansas, United States

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NameRandolph
Alt namesRandolphsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.35°N 91.017°W
Located inArkansas, United States     (1835 - )
See alsoClay, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lawrence, Arkansas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Antioch
Attica
Baker Den
Biggers
Birdell
Brakebill
Brockett
Dalton
Davidsonville
Debrow
Dunn
East Pocahontas
Elevenpoint
Elkins Park
Elm Store
Elnora
Engelberg
Fender
Glaze Creek
Gravesville
Hamil
Hoover Landing
Ingram
Jerrett
Keller
Lesterville
Lorine
Manson
Maynard
Middlebrook
Minorea
Mock
Noland
O'Kean
Oconee
Old Reyno
Old Siloam
Palestine
Pitman
Pocahontas
Poluca
Ravenden Springs
Reyno
Running Lake
Shannon
Sharum
Skaggs
Stokes
Stoney Point
Supply
Warm Springs
Washington
Watervalley
Yadkin
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 17,969. The county seat is Pocahontas. Randolph County is Arkansas's 32nd county, formed on October 29, 1835, and named for John Randolph, a U.S. senator from Virginia, who was influential in obtaining congressional approval of the Louisiana Purchase, of which Randolph County is a part.

Randolph County is currently an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

William Jasper Blackburn, a Reconstruction U.S. Representative from Louisiana, was born on the Fourche de Mau in Randolph County in 1820.

Former U.S. Representative Edwin R. Bethune of Arkansas is originally from Randolph County.

Drew Bowers, the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas in 1926 and 1928, was originally from Pocahontas.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1835 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1836 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 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
1840 2,196
1850 3,275
1860 6,261
1870 7,466
1880 11,724
1890 14,485
1900 17,156
1910 18,987
1920 17,713
1930 16,871
1940 18,319
1950 15,982
1960 12,520
1970 12,645
1980 16,834
1990 16,558
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Research Tips

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Families

Davis in Randolph County, Arkansas

Marshall in Randolph County, Arkansas

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