County · code 05085
Lonoke CountyArkansas
Lonoke County is a county in Arkansas with its seat in Lonoke. The county was formed on April 16, 1873, from parts of Prairie and Pulaski counties and is named after Quercus.
- Founded1873
- County seatLonoke
- Named forQuercus
- Land area771 sq mi + 32 sq mi water
- Population74,015 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped39,015 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Lonoke 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 Prairie County and Pulaski County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lonoke County gained from Prairie in 1875 and 1883, and exchanged with Pulaski in 1875 and 1907. In 1941, the county lost a small area along Cypress Bayou to White County.
- 1873Lonoke County created Lonoke created from Prairie and Pulaski. · Ark. Acts 1873, 19th sess., no. 47/pp. 101-106
- 1875Gained territory Lonoke gained from Prairie. · Ark. Acts 1875, adj. sess., no. 38/pp. 40-41
- 1875Exchanged territory Lonoke exchanged with Pulaski. Mistake in description clarified 8 March 1991. · Ark. Acts 1875, adj. sess., no. 59, sec. 2/pp. 119-120
- 1883Gained territory Lonoke gained from Prairie. · Ark. Acts 1883, 24th sess., no. 66/pp. 102-104
- 1907Exchanged territory Lonoke exchanged with Pulaski. · Ark. Acts 1907, 36th sess., no. 255/pp. 593-596
- 1941Lost territory Lonoke lost small area along Cypress Bayou to White. · Ark. Acts 1941, 53d sess., no. 110/pp. 224-226
- 1991Boundary clarified Boundary between Lonoke and Pulaski was clarified; corrected uncertainty surrounding 7 December 1875 boundary change (no change).with Pulaskino change· Ark. Acts 1991, 78th sess., no. 418/pp. 1134-1136
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lonoke
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 39,015 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, 32,019 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
Lonoke by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lonoke 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 Lonoke County
- When was Lonoke County founded?
- Lonoke County was founded in 1873, formed from Prairie County and Pulaski County, and named after Quercus.
- What is the county seat of Lonoke County?
- The county seat of Lonoke County is Lonoke.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lonoke County?
- Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 39,015 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lonoke County's boundary or name changed?
- Lonoke County was created in 1873 from Prairie County and Pulaski County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Prairie County, Pulaski County and White County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lonoke 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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