Ahhh the fresh air, clean water, and the natural beauty of Baxter County!
Baxter County is located in the north central section of Arkansas and is approximately 600 square miles with elevations ranging from 800 to 1,400 feet. Baxter County was formed on March 24, 1873. Our northern border is at the state of Missouri, up in the Ozark Mountains!
We are known for our two lakes and three rivers which provide great fishing and other water sports, camping canoeing, floating, hiking trails, bike trails etc. and all include the beautiful back drop of the Ozark Mountains! It just doesn’t get much better!
The county has two hydroelectric dams operated by the Corps of Engineers. Norfork Dam is located on the North Fork River and Bull Shoals Dam is located on the White River at the river mile 418.6 in Baxter and Marion counties, seven miles north of Cotter and 10 miles west of Mountain Home.
There are numerous items that make Baxter County a desire to live, raise a family, vacation or relocate and I will be expanding on those in later post so be sure to come back and check my blog postings.
For pictures and more History of Baxter County http://www.baxtercounty.org/county_history.php