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Created in 1873 from Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy counties, Baxter
County was named for Govenor Elisha Baxter of Batesville. One of the
oldest structures in Arkansas, the Jacob Wolf House, can be found in
Baxter County. Mountain Home is its county seat and the communities of
Cotter and Norfork are found within its boundaries.
- from The Department of Arkansas
Heritage
Baxter
County is located in the north central section of Arkansas and is
approximately 600 square miles. Baxter County has elevations ranging from
800 to 1,400 feet. Baxter County was formed on March 24, 1873, from parts
of Fulton, Izard, Marion and Searcy Counties and was named for Elisha
Baxter, then the Governor of Arkansas. Mountain Home is the County seat.
Baxter County claims the oldest two-story log structure
in the state and it was the first courthouse in the state of Arkansas.
This building, called the Wolf House, has been restored and is on the
National Register of Historic places. The Wolf House still sits on its
original site between the White River and the mouth of the North Fork
River.
The county has two hydroelectric dams operated by the
Corps of Engineers. Norfork Dam is located on the North Fork River at
river mile 4.8, four miles northeast of Norfork. Bull Shoals Dam is
located on the White River at the river mile 418.6 in Baxter and Marion
counties, seven miles north of Cotter and 10 miles west of Mountain Home
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