Perry County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Perry County

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

County Courthouse
Perry County Courthouse PO Box 358; Perryville, AR 72126-0358 Phone: 501.889.5126 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1882.

Parent County

 * 1840--Perry County was created 18 December 1840 from Conway County. County seat:  Perryville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Perry County boundary changes.

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

Neighboring Counties
Conway •  Faulkner  •  Garland  •  Pulaski  •  Saline  •  Yell  •

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Perry County, Arkansas (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1882-1955 Perry County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1882-1905; Appraisements 1882-1910; Dockets 1882-1893; Guardian Bonds 1882-1905; Inventories 1882-1944; Letters of administration 1882-1943; Probate records 1882-1902; Wills 1890-1995.

Local Histories

 * Womack, Patsy. Living the times : 1776-1976, a Bicentennial tribute to Perry County. Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2014.
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)


 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland, and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville, and St. Louis, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1889. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Map of 1889 Perry County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 10th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies B and C

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 1882-1955 Perry County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1882-1905; Appraisements 1882-1910; Dockets 1882-1893; Guardian Bonds 1882-1905; Inventories 1882-1944; Letters of administration 1882-1943; Probate records 1882-1902; Wills 1890-1995.

Marriage

 * 1881-1922 - Perry County Marriage Index 1881-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1960 - Perry County Marriage Books A-G and 17 Index 1882-1960 in at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has a list of researched Surnames and recommended links.