Little River County is named for the Little River which flows southeasterly through the county.
Created: March 5, 1867
County Seat:
Rocky Comfort 1867 – 1880
Richmond 1880 – 1902
Foreman 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 and stone structure. The east front 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.
Courthouses:
N – Sevier County
E – Sevier County and Hempstead County
S – Miller County and Bowie County, Texas
W – McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Photos taken 2010