Marion and Fulton Counties - Philadelphia Didn't Get the Memo

THE OZARKS CAMPAIGN command simulation focuses on Izard, Marion and Searcy Counties, with some movement allowed through surrounding counties, such as Fulton and Carroll. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, Marion and Fulton counties did not exist. Searcy County had different borders from its later configurations. The first general assembly of the new State of Arkansas declared that Marion become a county in September 1836, but maps failed to make the adjustment as late as 1839 and 1845.  It looks like some map makers didn't get the memo...

TANNER MAP: 1839
































MEYERS MAP: 1845

 

 
 



This Mitchell Map of 1849 reflects the early counties after statehood, although Marion County's eastern border would be moved slightly eastward in 1855.

MITCHELL MAP 1849