Sebastian County Townships

County Formation
Sebastian County was created on January 6, 1851. It was created from that part of Crawford County, which lay south of the Arkansas River, the western part of Scott county, and a small portion of the northwestern part of Polk County. Scott County gave all the territory north of the top of Black Jack Ridge and two ranges were taken from the west end across to Polk County. On June 1, 1861, the southern boundary of the county was fixed on the top of the Poteau Mountains, and the territory taken from Scott and Polk counties was restored.

The newly created county was named in honor of United States Senator, William K. Sebastian, who served the state of Arkansas from 1848-1861.

1860 Sebastian County Townships

Bates (created 1848)	Big Creek
Brawley (returned to Scott County 1861)	Center (includes Greenwood)
Cole	Lafayette (returned to Scott County in 1861)
Marion (created 1838)	Mountain (returned to Scott-Polk County in 1861)
Sugar Loaf (created 1838)	Sulphur
Upper (Includes Fort Smith)	Washburn

1870 Sebastian County Townships

Bates	Big Creek	Center (includes Greenwood)
Cole	Marion	Mississippi
Sugar Loaf	Upper (includes Fort Smith)	Washburn

1880 Sebastian County Townships

Bates	Big Creek
Center	Cole
Dayton	Hartford
Marion	Mississippi
Prairie	Sugar Loaf
Sulphur	Upper
Washburn

1887 Sebastian County
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Bates Beverly

Big Creek Bloomer

Center Cole

Dayton Hartford

Marion Mississippi

Prairie Rogers

Sugar Loaf Sulphur

Upper Washburn

1890 Sebastian County

Bass Little	Bates
Beverly	Big Creek
Bloomer	Center
Cole	Dayton
Diamond	Eagle
Hartford	Marion
Mississippi	Prairie
Rogers	Sugar Loaf
Sulphur	Upper
Washburn	White Oak

1900 Sebastian County

Bass Little	Bates
Beverly	Big Creek
Bloomer	Center (includes Greenwood)
Cole (includes Hackett)	Dayton
Diamond (includes Huntington)	Eagle
Hartford (includes Hartford)	Jim Fork
Marion (includes Bonanza)	Mississippi
Mont Sandels	Prairie (includes Salem City)
Rogers	Sugar Loaf (includes Mansfield)
Sulphur	Upper (includes Fort Smith)
Washburn	White Oak

1910 Sebastian County

Bass Little	Bates
Beverly	Big Creek
Bloomer	Center (includes Greenwood)
Cole (includes Hackett)	Dayton
Diamond (includes Huntington)	Eagle
Hartford (includes Hartford)	Jim Fork (includes Midland)
Marion (includes Bonanza)	Mississippi
Mont Sandels	Prairie
Rogers	Sugar Loaf (includes Mansfield)
Sulphur	Upper (includes Fort Smith)
Washburn	White Oak

1920 Sebastian County

Bass Little	Bates (part to Nat Osborn after 1910	Beverly (part to Island 1910)	Big Creek (part to Island after 1910)	Bill Johnson (created from parts of Hartford, Jim Fork, and Sugar Loaf after 1910)
Bloomer (part to Nat Osborn after 1910)	Center (part to Nat Osborn after 1910; includes Greenwood town)	Cole (includes Hackett town)	Dayton	Diamond (includes Huntington town)
Eagle	Hartford (part to Bill Johnson after 1910; includes Hartford town	Island (created from Beverly and Big Creek after 1910)	Jim Fork (part to Bill Johnson after 1910; includes Midland town)	Marion (includes Bonanza town)
Mississippi	Mont Sandels	Nat Osborn (created from Bates, Bloomer, and Center after 1910)	Prairie	Rogers
Sugar Loaf (part to Bill Johnson after 1910; includes Mansfield town)	Sulphur	Upper (includes Fort Smith City	Washburn	White Oak

1930 Sebastian County

Bass Little	Bates
Beverly	Big Creek (includes Lavaca town)
Bill Johnson	Bloomer
Center (includes Greenwood town)	Cole (includes Hackett town)
Dayton	Diamond (includes Huntington town)
Eagle	Hartford (includes Hartford town)
Island	Jim Fork (includes Midland town)
Lon Norris (created from part of Marion in 1922)	Marion (includes Bonanza town)
Mississippi	Mont Sandels
Nat Osborn	Prairie
Rogers	Sugar Loaf (includes Mansfield town)
Sulphur	Upper (includes Fort Smith city)
Washburn	White Oak

This Page Last updated: 01 May 2002