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, sandstone and concrete 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. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 2nd Judicial District.
County Courthouse Annex – Harrisburg
Location: 106 East Street / South Street
Built: 2024 – 2025
Style: Modern
Architect: Brackett–Krennerich and Associates of Jonesboro
Contractor: Bailey Contractors Inc. of Jonesboro.
Description: The building faces west and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Harrisburg to the southeast of the courthouse. The roof is hipped. In the interior is one courtroom. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 2nd Judicial District.
See: The 2nd Judicial District includes Clay County, Craighead County, Crittenden County, Greene County and Mississippi County.
History: The county was created in 1838 and Bolivar was selected as the county seat. In 1856 the county seat was moved to Harrisburg and the first courthouse was constructed by Alexander Hamilton in 1858 to 1859 at a cost of $8,800. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1917. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1917 to 1918 at a cost of $200,000. The County Courthouse Annex was constructed in 2024 to 2025 at a cost of $2,000,000,
County Courthouse – Harrisburg
County Circuit Court courtroom
Picture 1859 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2011 and 2025
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