Yes, Crawford Co, was in fact one time the territory, the Territorial Gov. in 1819 passed an act to create and establish the County of Crawford. The area was all Indian Territory, These Cherokee Indians lived under the authority of the US and lived between Point Remove and Lee's Creek and So of the Boston Mts. Information can be found in the Arkansas Gazette of Dec. 2, 1820 papers. This infor was taken from the History of Crawford Co book by the Historical Preservation Ass. of C.C. pages 4 & 5.