Much of this history of Benton County has been transcribed and contributed to the USGW Archives. The page numbers are embedded in two large text files and appear below as a finding aid. The sections appearing on this site were transcribed by Pat Asher, July 2015.
TOPOGRAPHY & NATURAL HISTORY, pp.14-19
SETTLEMENT, pp.20-33
The First, Others, Later Settlers, Nativity and Character, Hardships, Pioneer Weddings, etc.
INDIANS, pp.34-35
Tribes, Removal
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, pp.38-47
Lost Records, Court-houses, Jails, Poor-House
MUNICIPAL TOWNSHIPS, pp.48-51
Roller, Prairie Creek, Alterations, Decatur, Garfield, Yell, Washington
COUNTY & DISTRICT OFFICERS, pp.65-70
TOWNS & VILLAGES, pp.95-105
Avoca, Brightwater, Bentonville, Bloomfield, Eldorado, Cherokee City, Rogers
TOWNS & VILLAGES, pp.110-120.
Garfield, Lowell, Maysville, Nebo, Springtown, Siloam City, Sulphur Springs,
Vanwinkle Mills, War Eagle Mills