Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Grant County

Guide to Grant County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse 101 W Center Street #106; PO Box 364 Sheridan, AR 72150 Phone: 870.942.2551 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1877.

Parent County

 * 1869--Grant County was created 4 February 1869 from Jefferson, Hot Spring, and Saline Counties.

County seat: Sheridan

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Grant County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleveland
 * Dallas
 * Hot Spring
 * Jefferson
 * Pulaski
 * Saline

Cemeteries
General:


 * Grant Co. AR Cemeteries

Individual Cemeteries:


 * Brush Creek Cemetery, Tennessee BillionGraves

Maps

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Grant County.


 * April 30, 1864 = Jenkins' Ferry


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1877-1949 Part of: County Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)

Marriage

 * 1877-1953 - Grant County Marriage Books A-K Index 1877-1953 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1921 - Grant County Marriage Books A-E Index 1877-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Grant Co. AR Genealogy page
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)