Prairie County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Prairie County

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

County Courthouse
Prairie County Courthouse PO Box 278; Des Arc, AR 72040-0278 Phone: 870.256.3741

County Clerk in Devalls, Bluff, Arkansas has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885, naturalization records 1907-1912 and military discharge records from 1917

Parent County

 * 1846--Prairie County was created 25 November 1846 from Pulaski and Monroe Counties. County seat: Des Arc
 * History of Prairie County Marilyn Sickel Prairie Co. ARGenweb

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Prairie County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Arkansas
 * Lonoke
 * Monroe
 * White
 * Woodruff

Cemeteries

 * Index to Prairie County Burials this also has links to cemetery histories and listing.

Land

 * Federal Land Records in Prairie County ARGenweb

Maps

 * Map of Prairie County - 1895 Prairie Co.ARGenweb

Civil War

 * Confederate Patriots' Index Marilyn Sickel  Prairie Co. ARGenweb
 * Men from this county served in Louis' Company, Arkansas Militia (Confederate) and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)*.

*Allen, Desmond Walls.First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifle's (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway AR, 1988) p. 2.

Probate

 * Wills and Probate Prairie County ARGenweb

Marriage

 * 1854-1962 - Prairie County Marriage Books A-O Index 1854-1962 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1854-1924 - Prairie County Marriage Books A-K Index 1854-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Marriages  ARGenweb

Death

 * Index to Prairie County Death Certificates  beginning Feb 1, 1914 to 1947 - Marilyn Sickel  Prairie County ARGenweb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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