Editing Miller County, Arkansas (section)

==History==
When first formed, Miller County was Arkansas's sixth county, established on April 1, 1820, and named for [[James Miller (general)|James Miller]], the first governor of the [[Arkansas Territory]]. Additionally, Miller County was the first of the state's counties to be formed upon the creation of the Arkansas Territory. The first five — [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas]], [[Lawrence County, Arkansas|Lawrence]], [[Clark County, Arkansas|Clark]], [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead]] and [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]] — were formed during Arkansas's days as part of the [[Missouri Territory]]. This county was abolished in 1838.

During the Reconstruction era, it was organized again on December 22, 1874,<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Arnold|first1= William Hendrick|year= 1946|title= Historical Sketch Relating to Establishment of State Line Between Arkansas and Texas and Relating to the Creation of the Old and New Miller County Arkansas|journal= Arkansas Historical Quarterly|volume= 5|issue= Spring 1946|page= 188|publisher= Arkansas Historical Association|url= http://peace.saumag.edu/swark/articles/ahq/miller_co/stateline_millercounty/stateline188.html|access-date= May 5, 2012|doi=10.2307/40018413|jstor= 40018413}}</ref> from a portion of neighboring [[Lafayette County, Arkansas|Lafayette County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Miller%20County|title=Arkansas Municipal League|website=local.arkansas.gov|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>

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{{See also|Miller County, Arkansas Territory}}
When created in 1820, Miller County included most of the current Miller County, as well as several present-day Texas counties.{{#tag:ref|[[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]], [[Red River County, Texas|Red River]], [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar]], [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin]], [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]], [[Morris County, Texas|Morris]], [[Titus County, Texas|Titus]], [[Franklin County, Texas|Franklin]], [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins]], [[Delta County, Texas|Delta]], and [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]]<ref>{{cite web
  |first=Seymour V.
  |last=Connor 
  |title=Miller County, Arkansas
  |work=Handbook of Texas Online
  |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]
  |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcm91
  |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} In 1831 the county seat was located what is the current day [[Clarksville, Texas|Clarksville]], [[Texas]].

When Arkansas achieved statehood the same year as Texas declared itself an independent republic in 1836, a dispute arose over their common border, with the area in Miller County having representation in both the Arkansas legislature and the Texas congress. In 1837 and 1838, Texas organized Red River and Fannin counties, respectively, in the area. Arkansas attempted to counter by making it a misdemeanor for Miller County residents to hold office in Texas, and then by establishing a county court in Fannin. The attempts were ultimately unsuccessful. In 1845 Texas agreed to annexation by the United States, settling the boundary between Texas and Arkansas. As much of Miller County was lost to Texas, the county was dissolved, with the remaining territory returning to Lafayette County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcm91|title=Miller County, Arkansas|publisher=Handbook of Texas Online}}</ref>

The modern Miller County was re-created in 1874 from the parts of Lafayette County lying west and south of the Red River.