Monroe County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Monroe County

Guide to Monroe 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
Monroe County Courthouse 123 Madison Street Clarendon, AR 72029-2794 Phone: 870.747.3921 County Clerk has marriage records from 1850 and probate records from 1839; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1839, court records from 1830 and land records from 1829

Parent County

 * 1829--Monroe County was created 2 November 1829 from Phillips and Arkansas Counties.

County seat: Clarendon

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Arkansas
 * Lee
 * Phillips
 * Prairie
 * St. Francis
 * Woodruff

Presbyterian
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Clarendon


 * 1869-1885 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Baptism Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1915 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Marriage Index 1885-1915. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

First Presbyterian Church, Clarendon


 * 1870-1885 - First Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Baptism Index 1870-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1904-1909 - First Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Marriage Index 1904-1909. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1850-1951 - Monroe County Marriage Books B-Z, CC-HH Index 1850-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850-1922 - Monroe County Marriage Books B, D-T Index 1850-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries
Monroe County Library 270 Madison St Clarendon, AR 72029 (870) 747-5593

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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