County · code 05099
Nevada CountyArkansas
Nevada County is a county in Arkansas with its seat at Prescott, formed in 1871.
- Founded1871
- County seatPrescott
- Land area618 sq mi + 2.9 sq mi water
- Population8,310 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,119 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Nevada 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 1871 from Columbia County, Hempstead County and Ouachita County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Nevada County was created on March 20, 1871, from parts of Columbia County, Hempstead County, and Ouachita County. Two years later, on April 19, 1873, Nevada County lost a small area back to Columbia County.
- 1871Nevada County created Nevada created from Columbia, Hempstead, and Ouachita. · Ark. Acts 1871, 18th sess., no. 20/pp. 26-34
- 1873Lost territory Nevada lost small area to Columbia. · Ark. Acts 1873, 19th sess., no. 64/pp. 154-155
- 1879Changed Legislature authorized Nevada and Dallas to gain all of Clark, eliminating Clark. Change did not take effect. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the act void during the May 1879 session. · Ark. Acts 1879, 22d sess., no. 81/pp. 132-136; "Bittle v. Stuart," in Ark. Rpts., 34: 224-233
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Nevada
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 12,119 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, 7,145 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
Nevada 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
Nevada 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 Nevada County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Nevada 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 Nevada County
- When was Nevada County founded?
- Nevada County was founded in 1871, formed from Columbia County, Hempstead County and Ouachita County.
- What is the county seat of Nevada County?
- The county seat of Nevada County is Prescott.
- Is there an online parcel map for Nevada County?
- Yes. Arkansas GIS Office publishes a parcel map of 12,119 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Nevada County's boundary or name changed?
- Nevada County was created in 1871 from Columbia County, Hempstead County and Ouachita County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Clark County, Columbia County and Dallas County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Nevada 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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