Cleburne County was created December 6, 1866, and was named for Confederate Major General Patrick R. Cleburne. He was born March 17, 1828 in Ireland. He was the South's highest-ranking foreign-born officer and one of the best of any nationality. . . . — — Map (db m83273) HM
The De Soto Trail
Hernando De Soto in Alabama
Hernando de Soto brought his 700-man army to Alabama in the fall of 1540. This was the first major European expedition to the interior of the southeastern United States. The De Soto . . . — — Map (db m114373) HM
Until its removal to Heber Springs, the county seat of Cleburne County, the youngest of the 75 counties in Arkansas, was established at Sugar Loaf in 1883, the year the county was formed, and named for General Pat. Cleburne. — — Map (db m141602) HM
In Honor of Those
Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice
from Cleburne County
Iraq
Parker, Tommy Lynn "TJ" Jr.
Woodham, Anthony Lynn
World War I
Denwoody, Frank • Stark, George B.
Estes, Charles D. • Thompson, Perry J. . . . — — Map (db m143762) WM
The Civil War in Cleburne County
Cleburne County was infested with bands of bushwhackers who would prey on both military and civilian targets. Union troops operating in the area also seized food from civilians. Guerrillas ambushed 35 men . . . — — Map (db m141586) HM
