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Baxter County
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Baxter County
,
Arkansas
,
United States
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Overview of Baxter County
Name:
Baxter County
Place Type:
County
Located In:
Arkansas
,
United States
Description (GNIS):
County Seat: Mountain Home.
History (GNIS):
Formed on 24 March 1873, named for Elisha Baxter (died 1899), a native of North Carolina who served as Governor of Arkansas in the 1870s. (AR-T2/p14)
County Seat:
Mountain Home
(
Mountain Home Township
)
Coordinates:
Latitude:
36.3334004
36° 20' 00.2"
N
Longitude:
-92.3668256
92° 22' 00.6"
W
Population:
31,186
Elevation:
234 m
Surrounding Counties:
Howell
(
Missouri
)
NE
Fulton
E
Izard
SE
Stone
S
Searcy
SW
Marion
W
Ozark
(
Missouri
)
N
Histopolis Place ID:
128414393
Updated May 5, 2020