Toledo in Cleveland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Cleveland County Court House

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

1. Cleveland County Court House Marker

Inscription. The county seat of Cleveland County "first called Dorsey County" was established at Toledo in 1878, where it remained until it was removed to Rison in 1889.

Erected 1936 by Arkansas Centennial Comm. & Arkansas History Comm. (Marker Number E 17.)

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 1878.

Location. 33° 55.575′ N, 92° 9.733′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Arkansas, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of Arkansas 35 and 116, on the right when traveling east on Arkansas 35. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2730 AR-35, Rison AR 71665, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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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: Johnny Cash Day in Arkansas / Johnny Cash 1976 Concert (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cash Family Reunions / Johnny Cash, AKA "William Overton" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Temperance Chapel Cemetery and Site of a Methodist Church South (approx. 3 miles away); Johnny Cash Birthplace (approx. 8.9 miles away); Crossroads Methodist Church (approx. 8.9 miles away); Johnny Cash Returns (approx. 9 miles away); Shelby's Approach (approx. 10.8 miles away); Cleveland County Battle of Mark's Mill (approx. 10.8 miles away).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

2. Cleveland County Court House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.