Fulton County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Fulton County

Guide to Fulton County, Arkansas ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse PO Box 278 123 S. Main Salem, AR 72576-0278 Phone: 870.895.3310 County Clerk has marriage records form 1887, divorce, land, probate and court records from 1891.

Parent County

 * 1842--Fulton County was created 21 December 1842 from Izard County. County seat: Salem

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog'



Neighboring Counties
Baxter •  Howell County, Missouri  •  Izard  •  Oregon County, Missouri  •  Ozark County, Missouri  •  Sharp

African Americans

 * 1866-1888 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Union at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; letters

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * - 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 14th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Powers') (Confederate)
 * - 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company B (new)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images
 * Probate Records 1870-1940 County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Probate records 1870-1894; Wills 1874-1940.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1887-1952 - Fulton County Marriage Books [A]-T Index 1887-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1887-1925 - Fulton County Marriage Index 1887-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers