Randolph County, Arkansas
Randolph County is located between the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for John Randolph, a U.S. senator from Virginia influential in obtaining congressional approval of the Louisiana Purchase, which includes today's Randolph County. Created as Arkansas's 32nd county on October 29, 1835, Randolph County has two incorporated cities, including Pocahontas, the county seat and most populous city. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns.
Randolph County courthouse in Pocahontas
Lake in Davidsonville Historic State Park
Built c. 1826, the Rice-Upshaw log structure is one of the oldest buildings in Arkansas.
The Old Randolph County Courthouse in Pocahontas was the seat of county government until 1941.
The Arkansas Delta is one of the six natural regions of the state of Arkansas. Willard B. Gatewood Jr., author of The Arkansas Delta: Land of Paradox, says that rich cotton lands of the Arkansas Delta make that area "The Deepest of the Deep South."
Rice field near Stuttgart
Lakeport Plantation in Chicot County, built ca. 1850, is one of the few remaining plantation houses in Arkansas.
Cotton fields in Poinsett County. This flat, rural landscape is typical of the Arkansas Delta
Jonesboro, the largest city in the delta region
