County · code 05025
Cleveland CountyArkansas
Cleveland County is a county in Arkansas with its seat in Rison. It was formed on April 17, 1873.
- Founded1873
- County seatRison
- Named forGrover Cleveland
- Land area598 sq mi + 1 sq mi water
- Population7,550 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,215 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Cleveland 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 1873 from Bradley County, Dallas County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cleveland County was formed in 1873 from Bradley County, Dallas County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County, and named after Grover Cleveland. Rison is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1873 for land now in Cleveland County may have been recorded in Bradley County, Dallas County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County.
- 1873Cleveland County created Dorsey (now Cleveland) created from Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson, and Lincoln. · Ark. Acts 1873, 19th sess., no. 58/pp. 134-140
- 1885Renamed Dorsey renamed Cleveland.formerly Dorsey· Ark. Acts 1885, 25th sess., no. 38/p. 41
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cleveland
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 8,215 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, 4,954 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
Cleveland 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
Cleveland 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 Cleveland County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
- When was Cleveland County founded?
- Cleveland County was founded in 1873, formed from Bradley County, Dallas County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County, and named after Grover Cleveland.
- What is the county seat of Cleveland County?
- The county seat of Cleveland County is Rison.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cleveland County?
- Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 8,215 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cleveland County's boundary or name changed?
- Cleveland County was created in 1873 from Bradley County, Dallas County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Dorsey County. It was formerly called Dorsey.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cleveland 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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