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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Searcy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,261. The county seat is Marshall. The county was formed December 13, 1838 from a portion of Madison County and named for Richard Searcy, a judge in the Arkansas Territory. The city of Searcy, Arkansas, some 70 miles outside of the county, shares the name despite having never been part of Searcy County. The county is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1838 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1866 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 936
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| 1850 | 1,979
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| 1860 | 5,271
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| 1870 | 5,614
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| 1880 | 7,278
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| 1890 | 9,664
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| 1900 | 11,988
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| 1910 | 14,825
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| 1920 | 14,590
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| 1930 | 11,056
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| 1940 | 11,942
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| 1950 | 10,424
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| 1960 | 8,124
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| 1970 | 7,731
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| 1980 | 8,847
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| 1990 | 7,841
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