Local legend holds that Pocahontas was named the county seat through an act of trickery. The other 10,407 residents of Randolph County live in rural areas and five incorporated communities - Maynard, Biggers, Reyno, Ravenden Springs and O'Kean. Pocahontas is the county seat with a population of 6,616. The industrial base is diversified, with products such as shoes, large truck trailers, technical components for communications, picture frames, golf bags and luggage, tool boxes, wood products and more. The poultry industry is also a vital part of the area economy.ĭuring the early part of the Civil War, Camp Shaver, located in Pocahontas, was the headquarters for Confederate forces west of the Mississippi River. Soybeans, rice, and other grains are the principal crops in the Delta region, while cattle ranching dominates the hill country. Five rivers flow through the county, providing access to fishing and canoeing. Randolph County encompasses the rolling hills of the Ozarks to the west and rich, flat farmland of the Mississippi Delta to the east. The county was named after John Randolph, who was one of the first settlers in the area. In 1835, the Territorial Legislature granted the formation of Randolph County from part of the area then called Lawrence County.

And the country's first overland route, the Natchitoches Trail, went through parts of Randolph County. The first actual term of court convened in Arkansas was in 1815 in a part of Lawrence County that was given over to Randolph County. The earliest land claim was in 1809 near what is now Ravenden Springs. The first Arkansas post office was built in Davidsonville in 1817, and the first state courthouse was established in 1818. Randolph County is famous for many 'firsts' Arkansas' oldest town, Davidsonville, was established in 1815. Bettis and Drew led the founding of Pocahontas as the county seat of Randolph County. Drew, and lived on 800 acres where the town of Biggers now exists. Bettis' daughter, Cinderella, married Thomas S.

Bettis is given the credit for being the first settlers on the land now called Pocahontas. A statue of her is located in Overlook Park along the Black River. This city was named after the Native American from Jamestown, Virginia.

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