Poinsett County is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, who was a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the “poinsettia”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Craighead County
S – Crittenden County and Cross County
W – Jackson County
Created: February 28, 1838 
County Seat:
Bolivar 1838 – 1856
Harrisburg 1856 – present
County Courthouse – Harrisburg
Location: 401 Market / Main Street
Built: 1917 1918
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: Mitchell Seligman
Contractor: J E Hollingsworth
Description: The building faces west and is a two story gray colored Bedford stone and sandstone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Harrisburg. The west front has a large portico with four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The east side has a similar portico. A balustrade runs along the roof. A large octagonal shaped dome is at the center of the roof with clock and black colored dome at the top. The roof has red colored tiles.
See: The 2nd Judicial District includes Clay County, Craighead County, Crittenden County, Greene County and Mississippi County.
Note: The previous courthouse was constructed by Alexander Hamilton in 1858 at a cost of $8,800 and was destroyed by fire in 1917. The cost of construction of the present courthouse was $200,000.
County Courthouse – Harrisburg
Photos taken 2011