Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Lafayette County

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

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse 2 Courthouse Square Lewisville, AR 71845 Phone: 870.921.4633 County Clerk has marriage records from 1848 and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records.

Parent County

 * 1827--Lafayette County was created 15 October 1827 from Hempstead County.  County seat: Lewisville

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
Bossier Parish, Louisiana •  Caddo Parish, Louisiana  •  Columbia  •  Hempstead •  Miller •  Nevada  •  Webster Parish, Louisiana

African Americans

 * 1866-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Lewisville at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; letters

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1828-1925 Lafayette County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1859-1905; Letters of administration and guardianship 1859-1906; Miscellaneous probate records 1844-1858; Probate records 1828-1897; Wills 1846-1925.

Local Histories

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

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dockery's) (Confederate)
 * - 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - Abraham's Company, Arkansas Mounted Volunteers (State Troops) (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Company I

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 1828-1925 Lafayette County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1859-1905; Letters of administration and guardianship 1859-1906; Miscellaneous probate records 1844-1858; Probate records 1828-1897; Wills 1846-1925.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1828-1952 - Lafayette County Marriage Books 1-2, C-Z, A2-G2 Index 1828-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1828-1921 - Lafayette County Marriage Books 1-2, C-S Index 1828-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * Lafayette County, Arkansas Obituary Collection From GenealogyBuff.com ~ Free. From Various Funeral Homes around Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, and Buckner, Arkansas.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers