Local Wiki
Independence County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- Quorum Court meets
- Second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Jess Carpenter Building (above the Independence County Library), 368 E. Main St, Batesville, AR 72501.
- County Clerk
- Tracey Mitchell · 192 East Main Street, Batesville, AR 72501 · 870-793-8828
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.independencecounty.com/
- County Judge
- Kevin B. Jeffery · 192 East Main Street, Batesville, AR 72501 · 870-793-8800
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (5)
- Batesville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cave City
- Cushman
- Newark
- Southside
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (5)
- Magness
- Moorefield (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Oil Trough
- Pleasant Plains (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sulphur Rock
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (4)
- Batesville School District
- Cedar Ridge School District
- Midland School District
- Southside School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only