Piggott in Clay County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
First Appointed Officals of Clayton County - Later Clay County, Ar.
1873-1874
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 12, 2025
1. First Appointed Officals of Clayton County - Later Clay County, Ar. Marker
Thomas Marion Holifield, County Judge 1874-1878
William G. Akers · County Sheriff 1873-1874
William Liddell · County Treasurer, 1873-1874
T. M. Martin County & Circuit Court Clerk · 1873-1874
E.N. Royall · County Tax Assessor 1873-1874
W.C. Grimsley · County Surveyor 1874-1878
J. Cunningham · County Coroner 1873-1874
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 36° 22.981′ N, 90° 11.57′ W. Marker is in Piggott, Arkansas, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Third Street on West Main Street. The marker is next to the Clay County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piggott AR 72454, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Crowleys Ridge and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clay County Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pfeiffer-Janes House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hemingway Barn-Studio (approx. half a mile away); Chalk Bluff in the Civil War (approx. 6.8 miles away); Chalk Bluff (approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Chalk Bluff in the Civil War (approx. 6.8 miles away); Chalk Bluff Crossing and Town (approx. 6.9 miles away); a different marker also named Chalk Bluff in the Civil War
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 12, 2025
2. First Appointed Officals of Clayton County - Later Clay County, Ar. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
