County · code 05037
Cross CountyArkansas
Cross County is located in Arkansas and was established in 1862, with Wynne as its county seat.
- Founded1862
- County seatWynne
- Land area616 sq mi + 5.9 sq mi water
- Population16,833 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,219 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Cross 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 1862 from Crittenden County, Poinsett County and St. Francis County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cross County was created on November 15, 1862, from portions of Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis Counties. In 1873, the county lost territory to Crittenden County.
- 1862Cross County created Cross created from Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis. · Ark. Acts 1862, 14th sess., pp. 2-4; Ark. Acts 1866, 16th sess., no. 5/pp. 547-548
- 1873Lost territory Cross lost to Crittenden. · Ark. Acts 1873, 19th sess., no. 60, sec. 23/p. 150
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cross
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 12,219 parcels from Arkansas GIS Office. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 9,930 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
Cross 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
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Cross County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cross 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 Cross County
- When was Cross County founded?
- Cross County was founded in 1862, formed from Crittenden County, Poinsett County and St. Francis County.
- What is the county seat of Cross County?
- The county seat of Cross County is Wynne.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cross County?
- Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 12,219 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cross County's boundary or name changed?
- Cross County was created in 1862 from Crittenden County, Poinsett County and St. Francis County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Crittenden County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cross 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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