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Columbia County

COLUMBIA lies in the extreme southern portion of the State; In 1872, the population was 11,397.

Magnolia is the county site. Timber, holly, beech, pine and oak; land level, with some ridges; soil rich, producing fine crops of cotton.
The Shreveport, Little Rock and Memphis railroad will run through this county.

[Source: Henry, James P.; Resources of the state of Arkansas..." Little Rock, Ark.: Price & McClure, 1872]

The county was formed on December 17, 1852, and was, in all likelihood, named for Christopher Columbus.
The county seat is Magnolia.
Columbia County is in South Arkansas. Along with Union County, it is home to the largest Bromine reserve in the United States.

Dorcheat Bayou flows through Columbia County from its origin in Nevada County southward into Webster Parish, Louisiana, before emptying into Lake Bistineau[Source:  wikipedia]

Photo by Billy Hathorn CC By SA 3.0 - 2009
Columbia County Courthouse at Magnolia

City
Magnolia

Towns
Emerson ~ McNeil ~ Taylor ~ Waldo

Unincorporated Communities
Atlanta ~ Big Creek ~ Brister ~ Bussey ~ Calhoun ~ Jefferson
~ Lamartine ~ Plainfield ~ Village ~ Walkerville ~ Welcome

 

 

 

Columbia County Data

 
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Family
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Miscellaneous
Data
School
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Wills/
Probate Records
WEBSITE UPDATES:
Jan 2025: Death News: HANCOCK; Marriage News: DAWSON, ALLEN, MONTGOMERY, FOMBY, WELLONS, SLACK, INABETT, QUINN, WOMBLE, WRIGHT; Birth News: CRUMPLER, SMITH, TERRELL, SMITH, HULSE, COOKE, OLIVE, BERRY, HENDERSON, BISHOP, CLARK, FESS, CUMLEY; Military: World War 1 Soldiers, World War 2 Soldiers, Korean War Soldiers, Vietnam War Soldiers

Oct 2024: Death News: CHRISTOPHER; Ads: MCCOWN, JOHNSON, ASKEW, SMOOTE

Sept 2024: Marriage News: DRURY, HARTIN; Crime News: DOYLE, WALKER; Sick List News: WALLACE; Death News: KEITH, PHILLIPS, POWER; Visiting News: PERMINTER, KEITH, WHEELER, PHILLIPS, ASKEW, SMEAD, WALLACE, MAY, POWER, STEELE, KILLGORE, DANIELL, MCGALE; News: Newspapers of Columbia County

Jun 2024: Bio: PRYOR, WILLIAMSON

May 2024: Marriage News: GALLOWAY, WESSON, WEEMS, ASKEW, COUCH, WALLACE, BURTON, BREENE, FUTCH, FOMBY, HARTLEY, ROGERS, GANTT, HALL, NEINS, HOLDERNESS, HUTCHINSON, ATKINSON; Military: Korean War Casualties

Mar 2024: Bios: BURROW, BEASLEY, BERLEY, BLACK, BREWSTER

Jun 2023: Military: Vietnam War Casualties

Jan 2023: Bios: ALLEN, ANSLEY, ARMSTRONG, ASKEW, ATKINSON, BAKER

Dec 2022: Marriage News: FRAIZURE, SMILEY, COWLING, GRANT, COTTON, GUNNELS, NEWTON, BABCOCK; Obits: SUMNER, PRICE
 

 

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Surrounding Counties

Nevada County (north)

Ouachita County (northeast)

Union County (east)

Claiborne Parish, LA (southeast)

Webster Parish, LA (south)

Lafayette County (west)

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