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Chicot County, Arkansas
Map
Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	October 25, 1823
County Seat	lake Village
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Chicot County Courthouse
108 Main Street
Lake Village, AR 71653
Phone: 870.265.8000

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1839;
Clerk Circuit Court has court records Court has court records
from 1824, land and divorce records^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1823--Chicot County was created 25 October 1823 from Arkansas County. County seat: Lake Village ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Chicot County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Ashley
• Bolivar County, Mississippi
• Desha
• Drew
• East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
• Issaquena County, Mississippi
• Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
• Washington County, Mississippi
• West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Chicot County.

• June 6, 1864 = Old River Lake, also known as Ditch Bayou, Lake Chicot, Lake Village, Furlough, Fish Bayou, or Grand Lake^[3]

Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Calvary (Union)¹ and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)²

    ^{1 Allen, Desmond Walls. Third Arkansas Union Cavalry (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway, Arkansas) 1987, pp. 33-92.}

    ^{2 Allen, Desmond Walls. First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifle's (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway AR, 1988) p. 2.}

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  
• Family History Library Catalog
• Chicot 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. 66.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 15 August, 2012)

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