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Phillips - Lee - Monroe Counties in Eastern Arkansas
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The following information was extracted from the ARKANSAS TOWNSHIP ATLAS:
Formed: 1820
Parent County: Arkansas
County Seat: Helena
| Bearcreek | Created in 1854. Annexed to Lee County in 1873. |
| Big Creek | Created before 1836. Part annexed to Lee County in 1873. |
| Cleburne | Created between 1890-1900 from part of L'Anguille. Part to Horner between 1910-1920. |
| Cleveland | Created form parts of Cypress between 1890-1900. |
| Cypress | Annexed from Monroe County in 1873. Part to Cleveland Township between 1890-1900. |
| Hickory Ridge | Created between 1870-1880. Part to Hicksville in 1901. |
| Hicksville | Created in 1901 from part of Hickory Ridge. |
| Horner | Created between 1910-1920 from parts of Cleburne, Saint Francis, and Spring Creek. |
| Independence | Created in 1848. Annexed to Lee County in 1873. |
| James R. Bush | Created from parts of Saint Francis and Searcy between 1910-1920. |
| Lake | Created between 1870-1880. |
| L' Anguille (L' Angnelle ) (Slanguille) | Created in 1848. Not available for 1850 census. Part to Cleburne between 1890-1900. |
| Marion | Created in 1858. |
| Mooney | Created before 1836. |
| Planters | Created before 1836. Not available after 1870. (Annexed to Spring Creek) |
| Richland | Created before 1836. Annexed to Lee County in 1873 |
| Saint Francis | Created before 1836. Part to James R. Bush between 1810-1820. |
| Searcy | Created before 1848. Part to James R. Bush between 1810-1820. |
| Slanguille | See L' Anguille. |
| Spring Creek | Created in 1848. Part annexed to Lee County in 1873. Part to Horner between 1910-1920. |
| Tappon | Created between 1910-1920 from parts of Mooney and Searcy. |
| Walnut | Created before 1836. Not available after 1860. Area may have been annexed to Lee County in 1873 |
Formed: 1829
Parent Counties: Phillips and Arkansas
County Seat: Clarendon
| Brinkley | Created in 1873 from Eve and Plain Townships. In 1890 part to Cypress Ridge. Part to Dixon between 1890-1900. Part to Eden in 1902 and Eden annexed back between 1910-1920. |
| Cache | Created in 1842. |
| Cleburne | Created between 1880+1890 from parts of Duncan and Pine Ridge Townships. Part to Raymond between 1890-1900. |
| Cypress | Created in 1852. Not available after 1870.` |
| Cypress Ridge | Created in 1880 from parts of Brinkley and Pine Ridge Townships. |
| Dixon | Created between 1890-1900 from part of Brinkley Township. |
| Duncan | Created in 1845. Part to Cleburne between 1880-1890 and part to Raymond between 1890-1900. |
| Eden | Created in 1902 from parts of Brinkley Township. Returned to Brinkley Township between 1910-1920. |
| Eve | Created in 1860. Annexed to Brinkley Township in 1873. |
| Greenfield | Created between 1880-1890. |
| Hampton | Createed in 1846. Annexed to Richland in 1873. |
| Hickory Ridge | Created in 1854. Annexed to Richland in 1873. |
| Hindman | Created from part of Pine Ridge bwteen 1890-1900. Part also to Raymond between 1890-1900. |
| Jackson | Created in 1842. |
| Keevil | Created between 1880-1890. |
| Montgomery | Created in 1842. Part to Smalley in 1906. |
| Pine Ridge | Created in 1873 from Hickory Ridge and Hampton Townships. Part to Cleburne between 1880-1890 and parts to Hindman and Raymond between 1890-1900. |
| Plain | Annexed from Woodruff in 1869 and attached to Brinkley Township in 1873. |
| Raymond | Created between 1890-1900 from parts of Cleburne, Duncan, Hindman, and Pine Ridge Townships. |
| Richland | Annexed from Woodruff County in 1869. |
| Roc Roe (Rocroe) | Created in 1846. Annexed to Prairie County in 1869. Re-annexed to Monroe County in 1885. |
| Smalley | Created in 1906 from part of Montgomery. |
| Surrounded Hill | Created in 1842. Annexed to Prairie County in 1869. |
Formed: 1873
Parent Counties: Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, Saint Francis
County Seat: Marianna
| Bear Creek | Annexed form Phillips County in 1873 |
| Big Creek | Annexed from Monroe and Phillips Counties in 1873. |
| Council | Annexed from Crittenden and Phillips Counties in 1873. |
| Fleenor (Fleener) | Annexed from Monroe County in 1873. |
| Hampton | Annexed from Monroe County in 1873. |
| Hardy | Annexed from Phillips County in 1873. |
| Independence | Annexed from Phillips County in 1873. |
| Liberty | Annexed from Saint Francis County in 1873. |
| Oak Forest | Annexed from Phillips County in 1873. |
| Richland | Annexed from Phillips and Saint Francis Counties in 1873. |
| Saint Francis | Annexed from Saint Francis County in 1873. |
| Spring Creek | Annexed from Phillips County in 1873. |
| Texas | Annexed from Saint Francis County in 1873. |
| Union | Annexed from Saint Francis County in 1873. |
| Walnut | Annexed from Phillips County in 1873. |
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