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Guide to Union County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Union County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	November 2, 1829
County Seat	El Dorado
Courthouse
Address	Union County Courthouse; 101 N Washington El Dorado, AR 71730 Phone: 870.864.1910
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County Courthouse

Union County Courthouse;
101 N Washington
El Dorado, AR 71730
Phone: 870.864.1910

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1846; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1829--Union County was created 2 November 1829 from Hempstead and Clark Counties. County seat: El Dorado ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Union County boundary changes.

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Ashley
• Bradley
• Calhoun
• Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
• Columbia
• Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• Ouachita
• Union Parish, Louisiana

Genealogy Resources

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries Online in Union County    Union County ARGeneb

Census

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Arkansas denominations, view the Arkansas Church Records wiki page.

Court

Genealogy

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Arkansas Land and Property for additional information about early Arkansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• Federal land records for Union County   Union Co. AR Archives

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Union County, Arkansas. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.

Maps

• Family Maps of Union County, Arkansas (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

Civil War

• Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).^[3]

Korean War

• Korean War Casualties at Union Co. Archives

War of 1812

• War of 1812 Land Grants at Union Co. Archives

Indian Wars

• Indian Wars at Union Co. Archives

Naturalization

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Union County, Arkansas newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Union County, Arkansas Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see, FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Occupations

Probate Records

Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the county courthouse.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records. See Arkansas Probate Records for more information about Probate records in Arkansas, including statewide indexes.

Taxation

Arkansas tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years for some counties. For more information see Arkansas Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Arkansas Vital Records State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Arkansas Vital Records Online and Arkansas Statewide Indexes and Collections at the Family History Library.

Birth

Marriage

• 1847-1951 - Union County Marriage Books A-Z, 2-34 Index 1847-1951 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1847-1920 - Union County Marriage Books A-X Index 1847-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[5]
• Directory to Early Union County Marriages ARGenweb

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• Union County Genealogy Society
  Barton Library
  East 5th and North Jefferson Street
  El Dorado, Ar 71730

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• El Dorado Arkansas Family History Center

Websites

• Union County website   ARGenweb
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  
• Family History Library Catalog
• Union County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 70.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Calvin L. Collier, They'll do to tie to : the story of the Third Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A. (Little Rock, Arkansas : Civil War Round Table Associates, 1988), p. 10. FHL Collection
4. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
5. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/d/d7/Arkansasnz.pdf.

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