County Boundary History 
Source: Texarkana Genealogical Society, 1976

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County Boundary History
“Red River County shall be bounded as follows viz: Beginning at 
the mouth Bois ‘d Arc, running up that stream to Carters Cliff crossing 
thence south to a point west of the head of Big Cypress, east to its 
head and down to Sodo Lake, thence east to line of U. S., with that line 
up Red River to the beginning” and required  “That the courts of said 
county be held at La Grange, (about 4 miles east of present county seat, 
Clarksville), “The term of District Court to be held second Monday of 
Jan., 1838.” The territory defined comprised Lamar, Hopkins, Delta,
Franklin, Morris, Cass, Marion, and Bowie Counties. 
 
	In 1840 Bowie and Lamar were cut off, and in 1841 the county 
of Paschal was to comprise territory south of Sulphur - afterward this 
act was declared unconstitutional.  Cass County was created from Bowie 
in 1846 and included parts of Marion, and Morris Counties. 
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