When was Hot Spring County founded?

Hot Spring County was founded in 1829, formed from Clark County.

What is the county seat of Hot Spring County?

The county seat of Hot Spring County is Malvern.

Is there an online parcel map for Hot Spring County?

Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 23,635 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Hot Spring County's boundary or name changed?

Hot Spring County was created in 1829 from Clark County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, chiefly involving Saline County, Montgomery County and Clark County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Hot Spring County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 05059

Hot Spring CountyArkansas

Hot Spring County is a county in Arkansas with its seat in Malvern. It was created on November 2, 1829, from Clark County.

Founded1829
County seatMalvern
Land area615 sq mi + 7.2 sq mi water
Population33,040 2020 Census
Parcels mapped23,635 checked 14 October 2026

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Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1829 from Clark County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Hot Spring County was formed in 1829 from Clark County. Malvern is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1829 for land now in Hot Spring County may have been recorded in Clark County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

1829
Hot Spring County created Hot Spring created by Arkansas Territory from Clark.
from Clark
2 November 1829 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1829, 6th sess., pp. 47-51
1833
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to Sevier.
to Sevier
8 November 1833 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1833, 8th sess., pp. 38-39
1833
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to creation of Scott. Act passed 5 November 1833; took effect 1 December 1833.
to Scott
1 December 1833 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1833, 8th sess., pp. 98-104
1836
Became part of Arkansas Hot Spring became a county in the state of Arkansas. 15 June 1836 · U.S. Stat., vol. 5, chs. 100, 120 [1836]/pp. 50-52, 58-59; Swindler, 1: 342-344, 354-358; Van Zandt, 119
1836
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to Saline.
to Saline
7 November 1836 · Ark. Acts 1836, 1st sess., pp. 163-164

Show all 15 changes (10 more)

1829
Hot Spring County created Hot Spring created by Arkansas Territory from Clark.
from Clark
2 November 1829 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1829, 6th sess., pp. 47-51
1833
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to Sevier.
to Sevier
8 November 1833 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1833, 8th sess., pp. 38-39
1833
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to creation of Scott. Act passed 5 November 1833; took effect 1 December 1833.
to Scott
1 December 1833 · Ark. Terr. Acts 1833, 8th sess., pp. 98-104
1836
Became part of Arkansas Hot Spring became a county in the state of Arkansas. 15 June 1836 · U.S. Stat., vol. 5, chs. 100, 120 [1836]/pp. 50-52, 58-59; Swindler, 1: 342-344, 354-358; Van Zandt, 119
1836
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to Saline.
to Saline
7 November 1836 · Ark. Acts 1836, 1st sess., pp. 163-164
1838
Gained territory Hot Spring gained all of Non-County Area 5; Non-County Area 5 eliminated. 2 March 1838 · Ark. Acts 1837, 1st sess., spec., p. 132
1843
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to creation of Montgomery. Act passed 9 December 1842; took effect 1 July 1843.
to Montgomery
1 July 1843 · Ark. Acts 1842, 4th sess., pp. 14-18
1846
Exchanged territory Hot Spring exchanged with Saline.
with Saline
23 December 1846 · Ark. Acts 1846, 6th sess., p. 113
1848
Gained territory Hot Spring gained from Montgomery.
from Montgomery
27 December 1848 · Ark. Acts 1848, 7th sess., p. 40
1859
Exchanged territory Hot Spring exchanged with Saline.
with Saline
19 February 1859 · Ark. Acts 1858, 12th sess., no. 164/p. 194
1861
Boundary clarified Boundary between Hot Spring and Saline was redefined to clarify act of 19 February 1859 (no change).
with Salineno change
19 January 1861 · Ark. Acts 1860, 13th sess., no. 149/pp. 299-300
1869
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to creation of Grant.
to Grant
4 February 1869 · Ark. Acts 1868, adj. sess., no. 15/pp. 34-42
1869
Lost territory Hot Spring lost to Clark.
to Clark
3 April 1869 · Ark. Acts 1868, adj. sess., no. 54/pp. 114-115; "Crawford v. Brown," in Ark. Rpts., 74: 568-571
1873
Gained territory Hot Spring gained from Clark and Montgomery, lost to Saline, and lost to creation of Garland.
from Clark from Montgomery from Saline from Garland
5 April 1873 · Ark. Acts 1873, 19th sess., no. 34, secs. 1-4/pp. 68-71
1874
Boundary clarified Boundary between Hot Spring and Clark was clarified to correct mistake of 5 April 1873 (no change).
with Clarkno change
30 May 1874 · Ark. Acts 1874, spec. sess., no. 34/p. 44

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Hot Spring

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 23,635 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, 18,506 in all from Arkansas GIS Office (state GIS office).
checked 13 October 2026
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

Hot Spring by the Census

Population

33,040 2020 Census count

Housing units

14,179 2020 Census count

Land area

615 square miles

Water area

7.2 square miles

People per sq mi

54 population ÷ land area

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.

Records

Assessor and property records 501-332-2461from hotspringcounty.org · checked 13 October 2026
Clerk of court: deeds and platsfrom hotspringcounty.org · checked 13 October 2026

Zoning and code

Ordinances - Hot Spring County Arkansasfrom hotspringcounty.org

County government

County government
The official website of Hot Spring County.
hotspringcounty.org

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Questions

Common questions about Hot Spring County

When was Hot Spring County founded?: Hot Spring County was founded in 1829, formed from Clark County.
What is the county seat of Hot Spring County?: The county seat of Hot Spring County is Malvern.
Is there an online parcel map for Hot Spring County?: Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 23,635 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Hot Spring County's boundary or name changed?: Hot Spring County was created in 1829 from Clark County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, chiefly involving Saline County, Montgomery County and Clark County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Hot Spring 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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