Little River County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Little River County

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

County Courthouse
Little River County Courthouse 351 N 2nd Street Ashdown, AR 71822 Phone: 870.898.7208

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1880; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records.

Parent County

 * 1867--Little River County was created 5 March 1867 from Hempstead and Sevier Counties. County seat: Ashdown

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
Bowie County, Texas •  Hempstead  •  Howard  •  McCurtain County, Oklahoma  •  Miller  •  Sevier  •

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1869-1907 Little River County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Probate records 1869-1875; Wills, letters of administration and guardianship 1872-1907.

Land and Property

 * Little River County, Arkansas Land Records

Local Histories

 * History of Richmond Mrs. Moffett Carolan Gardner


 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1890. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Little River County Townships 1970

Military

 * The Original Arkansas Civil War Page

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 1869-1907 Little River County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Probate records 1869-1875; Wills, letters of administration and guardianship 1872-1907.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Birth

 * 1871-1876 - Little River County Birth Index 1871-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1880-1952 - Little River County Marriage Books B-Z, 2A-3A Index 1880-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1922 - Little River County Marriage Books B-P Index 1880-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Old Washington
 * Little River County Genealogy Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers