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United States
Arkansas
Mississippi County
Guide to Mississippi County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Mississippi County, Arkansas | |||||||
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![]() Location in the state of Arkansas | |||||||
![]() Location of Arkansas in the U.S. | |||||||
| Facts | |||||||
| Founded | November 1, 1833 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Blytheville | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Mississippi County Courthouse
200 W Walnut
Blytheville, AR 72315
Phone: 870.763.3212
County Clerk has military records from 1850
and probate records from 1865; Clerk Circuit Court
has divorce and court records from 1866 and land records
from 1865[1]
History
Parent County
- 1833--Mississippi County was created 1 November 1833 from Crittenden County. County seat: Blytheville [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Mississippi County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Craighead
- Crittenden
- Dunklin County, Missouri
- Dyer County, Tennessee
- Lauderdale County, Tennessee
- Pemiscot County, Missouri
- Poinsett
- Shelby County, Tennessee
- Tipton County, Tennessee
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
FamilyHistory 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
- MississippiCounty, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 69.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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