County · code 05003
Ashley CountyArkansas
Ashley County is a county in Arkansas, formed in 1849 from Drew County with its seat in Hamburg.
- Founded1849
- County seatHamburg
- Named forChester Ashley
- Land area925 sq mi + 15 sq mi water
- Population19,062 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped19,468 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Ashley on the map of Arkansas
Arkansas has 75 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1849 from Drew County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Ashley County was formed in 1849 from Drew County, and named after Chester Ashley. Hamburg is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1849 for land now in Ashley County may have been recorded in Drew County.
- 1849Ashley County created Ashley created from Drew. Act passed 30 November 1848; took effect 1 January 1849. · Ark. Acts 1848, 7th sess., pp. 16-22
- 1859Lost territory Ashley lost small areas to Bradley along the Saline River (later repealed). · Ark. Acts 1858, 12th sess., no. 44/pp. 39-40
- 1861Gained territory Ashley gained from Chicot. · Ark. Acts 1860, 13th sess., no. 144/pp. 294-295
- 1875Lost territory Ashley lost small area to Bradley along the Saline River. · Ark. Acts 1875, adj. sess., no. 35/p. 38
- 1923Gained territory Ashley gained small area from Bradley along the Saline River in township 16 south, range 9 west when the river shifted course. · Ark. Acts 1923, 44th sess., no. 602/p. 481
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Ashley
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 19,468 parcels from Arkansas GIS Office. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 13,227 in all from Arkansas GIS Office (state GIS office).
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Ashley by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Ashley County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Ashley County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Ashley County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Ashley County
- When was Ashley County founded?
- Ashley County was founded in 1849, formed from Drew County, and named after Chester Ashley.
- What is the county seat of Ashley County?
- The county seat of Ashley County is Hamburg.
- Is there an online parcel map for Ashley County?
- Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 19,468 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Ashley County's boundary or name changed?
- Ashley County was created in 1849 from Drew County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Bradley County, Chicot County and Drew County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Ashley County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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