Davis and Mississippi grew up together. He arrived as a small child before Mississippiâs statehood in 1817, his memories beginning at Rosemont, a modest plantation in Wilkinson County near Woodville.
Jacksonville, AR. Sponsored Topics. Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 30,506, ranking it as the state's 11th largest city, behind Bentonville.
It is the county seat of Onslow County, and the home of the United States Marine Corps' Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Jacksonville is located adjacent to North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks (SOBX) area. The early history of Jacksonville starts with the end of the Tuscarora wars in 1713.