Benton County, Arkansas History and Genealogy

Over 235 pages of Benton County, Arkansas history and genealogy including 240 biographies plus 4 different historical maps featuring the locations of more than 50 Benton County, Arkansas communities

An informative and historical overview of Benton County, Arkansas including two separate books on one CD which include 4 historical maps (1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915); plus the full 1889 Goodspeed's "History of Benton County, Arkansas" book including 240 biographies. An important resource for the study and research of Benton County, Arkansas history and genealogy.

This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in two separate books, ALL on one CD:

Book One of two, all on one CD: Maps of Benton County, Arkansas
Included here are the Northwestern region of Arkansas sections of 4 different historical maps:
A. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of Benton County, Arkansas just nineteen years after Benton County was formed. Communities shown are: Bentonville * Double Spring * Maysville * Osage Mills * Robinsons Roads *

B. A map of 1895 Benton County, Arkansas showing the locations of 28 different settlements including all of the following: Avoca * Bentonville * Bloomfield * Brightwater * Cherokee City * Colville * Decatur * Garfield * Gentry * Gravett * Herd * Hiwasse * Ionia * Lowell * Mason Val. * Maysville * Osage Mills * Rago * Robinson * Rogers * Seba * Siloam Springs * Springtown * Sulphur Springs * Vaughn * Vinda * Wager * War Eagle *

C. A map of 1898 Benton County, Arkansas showing the locations of 45 different settlements including all of the following: Avoca * Beaty * Bentonville * Bloomfield * Brightwater * Buttry * Calis * Cannon * Cherokee City * Clementine * Colville * Creech * Decatur * Gallatin * Garfield * Gentry * Gravette * Herd * Hiwasse * Hoover * Ionia * Key * Larue * Logan * Lowell * Mason Val. ( Mason Valley ) * Maysville * Osage Mills * Pactolus * Parn * Pearidge ( Pea Ridge ) * Pippin * Pond * Rago * Robinson * Rogers * Seba * Siloam Springs * Silversprings ( Silver Springs ) * Springtown * Sulpher Springs * Trident * Vaughn * Wareagle ( War Eagle ) * Wager *

D. A map of 1915 Benton County, Arkansas showing the locations of 23 different settlements including all of the following: Beaty * Bentonville * Brightwater * Cave Springs * Centerton * Cherokee City * Decatur * Garfield * Gentry * Gravette * Herd * Highfill * Hiwasse * Lowell * Maysville * Monte Ne * Pea Ridge * Robinson * Rogers * Siloam Springs * Springtown * Sulphur Springs * Wareagle ( War Eagle ) *

Book Two of two, all on one CD: The complete 1889 "History of Benton County, Arkansas" by the Goodspeed Publishing Co.
This detailed (over 235 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Benton County, Arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Benton County, Arkansas including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a total of 240 different biographies.

Here is just some of the information included:

Location and Boundary
Topography and Natural History of Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County, Arkansas Streams, Springs
Benton County, Arkansas Geology
Benton County, Arkansas Soils
Benton County, Arkansas Climate
Settlement of Benton County, Arkansas
The First Settlers of Benton County, Arkansas
Later Settlers of Benton County, Arkansas
Character and Nativity
The Pioneer's Cabin
Benton County, Arkansas Population
Benton County Game
Hardships
Clothing
Mills in Benton County, Arkansas
Pioneer Weddings in Benton County, Arkansas
Indians in Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County Organization
Benton County Public Buildings
Benton County Court Houses
Benton County Jails
Benton County Poor House
Benton County Municipal Townships
Public Highways in Benton County, Arkansas
Railroads in Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County Public Lands and their Surveys
Agriculture and Horticulture
Finances of Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County Societies
Benton County Elections
Benton County and District Officers
The Benton County Courts
The Civil War in Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County Towns and Villages: Avoca * Brightwater * Bentonville * Bloomfield * Eldorado * Cherokee City * Rogers * Garfield * Lowell * Maysville * Nebo * Springtown * Siloam City * Sulpher Springs * Van Winkle Mills * War Eagle Mills
Benton County Education and Literature
Benton County Christianity (Churches)
Biographical Appendix

Included is a total of 240 Benton County biographies including each of the following surnames:
(more than 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the text and within these biographies): Adams * Alexander * Allen * Allensworth * Alley * Ames * Anderson * Arthur * Baker * Banks * Barney * Beach * Bills * Black * Blackburn * Blake * Blevins * Box * Bozarth * Breedlove * Britt * Brooks * Brown * Bruner * Burns * Butler * Camden * Carnahan * Cawood * Chandler * Clanton * Clark * Clegg * Clifton * Coffelt * Cordell * Craig * Crane * Curry * Dailey * Dameron * Davis * Deming * Dickson * Dienst * Dobkins * Donaldson * Dorkens * Duckworth * Dunagin * Dunn * Elam * Elliott * Enterkine * Fair * Felker * Fergus * Fields * Floyd * Ford * Fry * Gibbs * Gilmore * Gould * Graham * Gray * Green * Greenwood * Griggs * Gunter * Hall * Hammer * Hammons * Haney * Hansard * Hart * Hays * Head * Heath * Hedges * Herman * Hickman * Highfill * Hinds * Hine * Hoblit * Holland * Hurley * Hust * Inman * Jackson * January * Jefferson * Jennings * Keith * Kendrick * Kimmins * Knott * Laughlin * Lindsey * Lincoln * Lefors * Looney * McAdams * McAndrew * McClinton * McCubbins * McGaughey * McGee * McGruder * McKennon * McKinney * McKisick * McSpadden * Maddox * Manwaring * Mason * Maxwell * Miller * Miser * Mitchell * Montgomery * Morris * Morton * Murphy * Neal * Neil * Nelson * Netherton * Norman * Norris * Noyes * Oakley * Pace * Patterson * Patton * Paul * Peel * Philips * Phillips * Powell * Preasley * Puckett * Rice * Riddle * Roberts * Robertson * Robinson * Rodgers * Rogers * Roughton * Rutherford * Scaggs * Scott * Schrader * Scroggs * Seamster * Sellers * Sewell * Sheffield * Shores * Sikes * Simpson * Smart * Smartt * Smith * Snow * Spencer * Stahl * Steele * Steers * Stephens * Stevens * Steward * Stringfield * Stroud * Tate * Terry * Thomas * Todd * Tucker * Vandover * Wager * Wammack * Warner * Wasson * Watson * Weems * West * Weir * White * Wight * Wilks * Williams * Wilson * Wing * Winstead * Woods * Woolsey * Wright * Yell *

Benton County, Arkansas is located in the Northwest corner of Arkansas and is bordered by the following counties: McDonald County, Missouri * Barry County, Missouri * Carroll County, Arkansas * Washington County, Arkansas * Adair County, Oklahoma * and Delaware County, Oklahoma (highlighted county names can be clicked on for further description)

Each of the two books on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any Pentium or equivalent computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.

The cost for this CD containing both books described above is only $9.95 plus shipping! A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of Benton County, Arkansas from its first settlement to 1889.

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