Madison County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Madison County

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

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 1 Main Street; PO Box 37; Huntsville, AR 72740-0037 Phone: 501.738.6721

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1901

Parent County

 * 1836--Madison County was created 30 September 1836 from Washington County. County seat: Huntsville


 * Arkansas History and Biography, 1889 at Ancestry.com ($)

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
Benton •  Carroll  •  Crawford  •  Franklin  •  Johnson  •  Newton  •  Washington  •

Biographies

 * Arkansas History and Biography, 1889 at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries

 * Kingston Cemetery

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1860-1969 Madison County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Chancery Court record index 1866-1890; Chancery Court records 1866-1890; Guardian bonds and letters 1860-1934; Letters of testamentary 1881-1969; Probate records 1867-1893; Wills 1905-1939.

Genealogy

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

Local Histories

 * History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1889. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)


 * 1889 History of Madison County, Arkansas With Biographical Appendix. from "History of Arkansas,". Huntsville, AR, USA: Century Enterprises, n.d. Reprint. Originally published by Goodspeed, 1889. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Madison County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Madison County on page 191.] 

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company K
 * - 16th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 17th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Griffith's) (Confederate), Company G
 * - 35th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K


 * Men from Madison County served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)

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 1860-1969 Madison County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Chancery Court record index 1866-1890; Chancery Court records 1866-1890; Guardian bonds and letters 1860-1934; Letters of testamentary 1881-1969; Probate records 1867-1893; Wills 1905-1939.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1901-1951 - Madison County Marriage Books G-M Index 1901-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1901-1927 - Madison County Marriage Index 1901-1927 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
 * Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas Family History Center