History of Independence County

Lyon College Campus
Batesville

Independence County was formed on October 20, 1820 from a portion of Lawrence County and named to honor the Declaration of Independence. The county seat is Batesville.

Independence county is a large county, encompassing 772 miles, and as such has lots of adjacent counties for neighbors. Independence county is bordered by Sharp county to the north, Lawrence county to the northeast, Jackson county to the east, White county to the south, Cleburne county to the southwest, Stone county to the west and Izard county to the northwest.

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This web site is only as good as the information that  is shared by you, the researcher. If you have any Independence County information, we'd love to have it, no matter how small. Every little bit helps to expand and better this site as a genealogical research tool.

Please share your records with us HERE. Can you contribute to any of the categories?
Thank you, Juli Risener Morgan
Independence County Coordinator

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