Little River County is named for the Little River which flows southeasterly through the county.
Created: March 5, 1867
County Seat:
Alleene 1867 – 1880
Richmond 1880 – 1902
Rocky Comfort 1902 – 1906
Ashdown 1906 – present
County Courthouse – Ashdown
Location: 351 2nd Street / West Main Street
Built: 1907 – 1908
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: Sidney Stewart
Contractor: R S O’Neal
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Ashdown. The east front of the square shaped building has a large projecting portico with two high white colored columns rising to the top of the second story with a parapet above. The entrance is recessed. On the center of the roof is a large octagonal gold dome. A wide white colored cornice runs below the flat roof line.
Note: The first courthouse was built in Richmond in 1880 after the county seat moved from Alleene. The courthouse burned in 1882 and the school house was used until the second courthouse was built soon after. The county seat was moved to Rocky Comfort in 1902 and then to Ashdown in 1906. The records were held in the Mizell-Loche Building until the third and present courthouse was constructed in 1907.
Courthouses:
N – Sevier County
E – Sevier County and Hempstead County
S – Miller County and Bowie County, Texas
W – McCurtain County, Oklahoma
County Courthouse – Ashdown
Photos taken 2010 and 2019