Arkansas Vital Records

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= Arkansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records =

Arkansas Vital Records Online Links

 * Carroll County Divorce Records
 * Death Records
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= Introduction to Vital Records =

Minorities
= Birth Records =

1914 - Present
Arkansas began recording births and deaths on a statewide basis in February 1914. Some Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881 are also available from the state. Delayed registrations of births are available since 1914. For copies of state records write to:

Division of Vital Records Arkansas Department of Health Slot #44 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 Phone: 501-661-2174 Website: Arkansas births, deaths, marriages and divorces on record

The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at VitalRecords.com and at the Division of Vital Records website.

The vital records cannot be examined by the public. The Division of Vital Records will issue copies only to a family member or the individual named on the record unless the information is going to be used for family history. You must specifically state the purpose for which the certificate will be used.

Earlier birth and death records were kept in each county, although records prior to 1914 are sparse. You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate county clerk's office.

The Family History Library has copies of birth, delayed birth, death, and funeral home records for a few counties, such as the records of Sebastian County births, 1877 to 1913, and deaths, 1881 to 1929.

Adoption Records
= Marriage Records =

1917-Present
Marriage records dating from the creation of each county are available from the county clerk's office in the county where the license was issued. Some counties in the state have two courthouses where the documents could have been filed. The state office has marriage records since 1917 and indexes to marriages from 1820 to the present.

The Family History Library has microfilmed copies of the county marriage records to about the 1920s.

Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957 are available online at Record Search

Related Articles:
Arkansas Statewide County Marriages

Divorce Records
Certified copies of divorce records are available from the clerk of the circuit or chancery court in the county where the divorce was granted. In addition, the Division of Vital Records has divorce records filed since 1923.

= Death Records =

Inventory of Vital Records
Further information on the history and availability of Arkansas vital records is in Guide to Vital Statistic Records in Arkansas.

= Local Records =

Some vital records are available for Little Rock and Fort Smith. Contact: Arkansas History Commission. When requesting copies state the purpose and your relationship.

Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201

= Substitute Records =


 * Arkansas Church Records
 * Arkansas Cemetery Records
 * Arkansas Census Records
 * Arkansas History
 * Arkansas Newspapers
 * Arkansas Military Records
 * Arkansas Peiodicals

= Lost or Missing Records =

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