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Craighead County
Guide to Craighead County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Craighead County, Arkansas | |||||||
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![]() Location in the state of Arkansas | |||||||
![]() Location of Arkansas in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | February 19, 1859 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Jonesboro | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
| Address | craighead County Courthouse 511 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Phone: 870.933.4520 | ||||||
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County Courthouse
Craighead County Courthouse
511 South Main Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: 870.933.4520
County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1878
and tax records; Clerk Circuit Court and divorce records
from 1878 and land records from 1900[1]
History
Parent County
- 1859--Craighead County was created 19 February 1859 from Mississippi, Greene, and Poinsett Counties.
County seat: Jonesboro [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Craighead County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Craighead County Cemeteries - www.gscca.net/cemeteries.htm
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
- Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. Includes newspapers for Craighead County.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
- Introduction to Family History Centers
- Jonesboro Arkansas Family History Center
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
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
- Craighead County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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