Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy


 * This article is about a county in eastern Arkansas. For other uses, see Arkansas (disambiguation).

United States Arkansas  Arkansas County

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

County Courthouse
Arkansas County Courthouse 101 Court Square DeWitt, AR 72042 Phone: 870.946.4349 County Clerk has probate records from 1809 and marriage records from 1838; Clerk Circuit Court has land records, divorce and court records from 1803 and military discharge records from 1917.

Parent County
1813--Arkansas County was created 31 December 1813. County seat: DeWitt. Its existence predates the state of Akansas which was admitted to the union in 1836. Arkansas County was created from New Madrid County, Missouri Territory. Arkansas County was part of the Missouri Territory from 1813 to 1819 and part of the Arkansas Territory from 1819 to 1836.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Arkansas County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Desha
 * Jefferson
 * Lincoln
 * Lonoke
 * Monroe
 * Phillips
 * Prairie

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Census
1810 and 1820 are missing.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Arkansas County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Arkansas County.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Arkansas County:


 * June 17, 1862 = Saint Charles
 * January 9-11, 1863 = Arkansas Post also known as Fort Hindman


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Newspapers
Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. Includes newspapers for Arkansas County.

Marriage

 * 1797-1921 - Arkansas County Marriage Books B-S Index 1797-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1947 - Arkansas County Marriage Books F-Z, A1-B1 Index 1882-1947 in at FamilySearch - free.

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.


 * Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)