Jefferson County, Arkansas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 76 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Pine Bluff, Redfield, Altheimer.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP47 of 76 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
76 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery | Sherrill | 2010 |
| Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company Building | Pine Bluff | 2001 |
| Bain, Jewel, House No. 4 | Pine Bluff | 2017 |
| Bain, Jewel, House Number 2 | Pine Bluff | 2013 |
| Bellingrath House | White Hall | 1994 |
| Boone-Murphy House | Pine Bluff | 1979 |
| Caldwell Hall | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery | Sulphur Springs | 2005 |
| Carnahan House | Pine Bluff | 2014 |
| Central Texas Gravel Locomotive #210 | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| Community Theatre | Pine Bluff | 2004 |
| DODX Guard Car #G-56 | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| Dollarway Road | Redfield | 1974 |
| Dollarway Road (Additional Documentation) | Redfield | 1999 |
| Du Bocage | Pine Bluff | 1974 |
| Elms, The | Altheimer | 1978 |
| Federal Building-U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | Pine Bluff | 2017 |
| Ferguson House | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
| Fox House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Gibson-Burnham House | Pine Bluff | 1991 |
| Hotel Pines | Pine Bluff | 1979 |
| Howson House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Hudson House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Hudson-Grace-Borreson House | Pine Bluff | 1971 |
| Island of Hope Chapel | Tucker | 2024 |
| Johnson House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Katzenstein House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Knox, R. M., House | Pine Bluff | 1975 |
| Lake Dick | Altheimer | 1975 |
| Lawrence A. Davis, Sr., Student Union | Pine Bluff | 2021 |
| Lee, R. E., House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Lone Star Baptist Church | Redfield | 2005 |
| MacMillan-Dilley House | Pine Bluff | 1976 |
| Masonic Temple | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
| McDonald's Store #433 Sign | Pine Bluff | 2006 |
| Merchants and Planters Bank Building | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
| Mills House | Pine Bluff | 1998 |
| National Guard Armory-Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 2001 |
| Nichol House | Pine Bluff | 1993 |
| O'Bryant, W.E., Bell Tower | Pine Bluff | 1998 |
| Parkview Apartments | Pine Bluff | 1989 |
| Pine Bluff Arsenal Access Road Bridge No. 2280 | White Hall | 2019 |
| Pine Bluff Civic Center | Pine Bluff | 2005 |
| Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District | Pine Bluff | 2008 |
| Pine Bluff Fifth Avenue Historic District | Pine Bluff | 1980 |
| Plum Bayou Homesteads | Pine Bluff | 1975 |
| Prigmore House | Pine Bluff | 1986 |
| Puddephatt House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Redfield Commercial Historic District | Redfield | 2023 |
| Redfield School Historic District | Redfield | 2014 |
| Roselawn | Altheimer | 1978 |
| Roth-Rosenzweig House | Pine Bluff | 1976 |
| Saenger Theater | Pine Bluff | 1995 |
| Sherrill Methodist Episcopal Church, South | Sherrill | 2002 |
| Sorrells, Walter B., Cottage | Pine Bluff | 1986 |
| St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Coach #661 | Pine Bluff | 2006 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Caboose #2325 | Pine Bluff | 2006 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Relief Train | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Steam Locomotive #336 | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway Steam Locomotive #819 | Pine Bluff | 2003 |
| St. Peter's Cemetery | Pine Bluff | 1998 |
| Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument-Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 2000 |
| Taylor Field | Pine Bluff | 2010 |
| Temple House | Pine Bluff | 1982 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Pine Bluff | 1974 |
| Trulock-Cook House | Pine Bluff | 1979 |
| Trulock-Gould-Mullis House | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
| Tucker School | Tucker | 2005 |
| U.S. 65 Expressway Pedestrian Bridge | Pine Bluff | 2021 |
| Union Station | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
| United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87 | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| Wabash Alloys Locomotive | Pine Bluff | 2007 |
| Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South | Wabbeseka | 2002 |
| Watson, John Brown, Memorial Library Building | Pine Bluff | 2006 |
| West James Street Overpass | Redfield | 1995 |
| Yauch-Ragar House | Pine Bluff | 1978 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBJefferson was formed in 1830 (1830-01-01) from Arkansas, Pulaski.
JEFFERSON created by Arkansas Territory from ARKANSAS and PULASKI. Act passed 2 Nov 1829; took effect 1 Jan 1830.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusJefferson County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772 | 2,566 | 14,971 | 22,386 | 40,972 | 60,330 | 65,101 | 76,075 | 81,373 | 90,718 | 84,278 | 67,260 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS88 cemeteries and 15 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 88 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abbey Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Atkins Cemetery |
| Bellwood Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Blackman Cemetery |
| Blackwell Cemetery |
| Bloomy Shade Cemetery |
| Branch Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bryson Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Chandler Cemetery |
| Cheek Cemetery |
| Cherry Hill Cemetery |
| Clark Hill Cemetery |
| Cottondale Cemetery |
| Cottonwood Cemetery |
| Curl Cemetery |
| Damascus Cemetery |
| Elam Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fields Cemetery |
| Fitzhugh Cemetery |
| Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery |
| Good Faith Cemetery |
| Graceland Cemetery |
| Greenlee Cemetery |
| Happy Home Cemetery |
| Hardin Cemetery |
| Heutt Cemetery |
| Hunters Cemetery |
| Jefferson Cemetery |
| Jefferson Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Langford Cemetery |
| Lee Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Marzel Cemetery |
| McFadden Cemetery |
| Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Morning Star Cemetery |
| Mound Bayou Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mulberry Grove Cemetery |
| Musgrove Cemetery |
| New Gascony Cemetery |
| New Home Cemetery (historical) |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Nicholson Cemetery |
| Old Shiloh Cemetery |
| Patterson Cemetery |
| Philips Cemetery (historical) |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Piney Grove Cemetery |
| Piper Cemetery |
| Prayer Lake Cemetery |
| Red Bluff Cemetery |
| Redfield Cemetery |
| Rice Cemetery |
| Rose Lawn Memorial Garden |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Saint Lukes Cemetery |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Cemetery |
| Saint Ruth Cemetery |
| Saint Stephen Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Smith Chapel Cemetery |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Taylor Cemetery |
| Thomas Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 15 of 15
| Name |
|---|
| Anrep |
| Bruce |
| Clements |
| College Park |
| Diantha |
| Dolton |
| Kratnek |
| Lamb |
| Lamberts |
| Linn |
| Plum Bayou |
| Ray Station |
| Red Bluff |
| Secrest |
| Waldstein |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Bluff | 1,974 | 9.5 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
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