Columbia County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Columbia County

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

County Courthouse
Columbia County Courthouse 1 Court Sq, #1; Magnolia, AR 71753 Phone: 870.235.3774 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1853, divorce and court records from 1860 and probate records; County Library has cemetery records

Parent County

 * 1852--Columbia County was created 17 December 1852 from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita Counties.

County seat: Magnolia

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Columbia County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
 * Lafayette
 * Nevada
 * Ouachita
 * Union
 * Webster Parish, Louisiana

Methodist
Barges Chapel Methodist Church


 * 1820-1872 - Barges Chapel Methodist Church Baptism Index 1820-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1896, 1915 - Barges Chapel Methodist Church Marriage Index 1896, 1915. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Marriage

 * 1853-1951 - Columbia County Marriage Books A-Z, AA-LL Index 1853-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1926 - Columbia County Marriage Books D2-Q Index 1853-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Magnolia Arkansas Family History Center
 * Magnolia, Arkansas

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Columbia County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Columbia County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)