Searcy in White County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

White County Court House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

1. White County Court House Marker

Inscription. In 1837, two years after the creation of White County, the site of the town of Searcy was laid off as the permanent seat of justice of the county.

Erected 1936 by the Arkansas Centennial Comm. / Arkansas History Comm. (Marker Number F-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 35° 15.012′ N, 91° 44.303′ W. Marker is in Searcy, Arkansas, in White County. It is at the intersection of West Arch Avenue and North Spruce Street, on the left when traveling east on West Arch Avenue. Located at the southwest corner of the courthouse square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Spruce Street, Searcy AR 72143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Loving Memory of those from White County (within shouting distance of this marker); White County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); White County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); White County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Benjamin Black House (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Walk Through History (approx. ¼ mile away); Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae (approx. half a mile away); Spanish Land Grant to John Fayac (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searcy.

More about this marker. One of 143 cast-iron markers placed across Arkansas in partnership with the Arkansas History Commission during the state's 1936 centennial.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the White County Court House. (Submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

White County Court House and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

2. White County Court House and marker.

The White County Court House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

3. The White County Court House

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.