Originally, Fayetteville was called Washington, as county seat of Washington County, but since there was a Washington in Southern Arkansas, the name was changed to Fayetteville Some people believe that Fayetteville got its name in honor of Marquis de LaFayette but others claim that it is after Fayetteville, TN.
The land was given to the Cherokees in 1817 but eleven years later white men settled and founded what today is Fayetteville

City Officials

Position	Name
Mayor	Lioneld Jordan
Clerk/Treasurer	Kara Paxton
Assistant To Mayor	Patti Mulford
District Judge	Casey Jones
City Attorney	Kit Williams
Police Chief	Mike Reynolds
Fire Chief	Brad Hardin
Director Of Public Works	Chris Brown
Sanitation Superintendent	Tim Nyander
Street Superintendent	Terry Gulley
Water Superintendent	Tim Nyander
Wastewater Superintendent	Tim Nyander
Building Inspector	Matthew Cabe
City Engineer	Chris Brown
Animal Control	Justine Lentz
Airport Manager	Summer Fallen
Geographic Information Systems Director	Georgory Resz
Information Technology Director	Keith Macedo
Planning Director	Andrew Garner
Recycling Director	Jeff Coles
Parks, Recreation Director	Alison Jumper
Librarian	David Johnson
Chief Of Staff	Susan Norton
Communications Director	Lisa Thurber
Council Member	Scott Berna
Council Member	Sarah Bunch
Council Member	Sonia Harvey
Council Member	Holly Hertzberg
Council Member	D'Andre Jones
Council Member	Sarah Moore
Council Member	Teresa Turk
Council Member	Michael Wiederkehr
Finance Director	Paul Becker
Human Resources Director	Missy Cole
Parking Manager	Justin Clay