Little River County was formed in 1867 from lands taken from Hempstead and Sevier Counties by Act 104 of the Arkansas Legislature, approved March 7, 1867. The act fixed the temporary county seat at the home of William M. Freeman, one-half mile west of this site. The county government was organized there, and the first term of court was held there on November 26, 1867. A courtroom and jail were constructed in the front yard of the Freeman home.