Mount Ida in Montgomery County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Montgomery County

County Seat

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 24, 2022

1. Montgomery County Seat Marker

Inscription. The county seat of Montgomery County was established on its present site in 1842, the year the county was created and to the place (now Mt. Ida) was given the name, Montgomery Court House. In 1850 the name of the town was changed to Salem but in the same year was changed back to Mt. Ida.

Erected 1936 by Arkansas Centennial Commission; 1836-1936 Arkansas History Commission. (Marker Number G-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 34° 33.444′ N, 93° 37.963′ W. Marker is in Mount Ida, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. It is on George Street west of East Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of the Montgomery County Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Ida AR 71957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains

and in Caddo Territory.

It is also 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montgomery County in the Civil War (here, next to this marker); Montgomery County Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of Montgomery County Veterans Who Died for Our Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Arkansas State Quarter

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Archeological Analysis of Norman Caddo Indian Burial Ground (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Town of Caddo Gap (approx. 10.8 miles away); The Narrows on Caddo River (approx. 10.8 miles away); De Soto at Caddo Gap (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Ida.

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.

Marker at the Montgomery County Court House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 24, 2022

2. Marker at the Montgomery County Court House.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.