Sebastian County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Searcy County

United States Arkansas  Sebastian County

County Courthouse
Sebastian County Courthouse 35 S 6th; Fort Smith, AR 72901 Phone: 501.782.5065

County Clerk has marriage records from 1865 and probate records from 1866; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County

 * 1851--Sebastian County was created 6 January 1851 from Scott, Polk, Crawford, and Van Buren Counties.

County seat: Fort Smith

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Franklin
 * LeFlore County, Oklahoma
 * Logan
 * Scott
 * Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

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


 * September 1, 1863 = Devil's Backbone, also known as Backbone Mountain


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Men from this county served in the 51st Regiment, Arkansas Militia.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Fort Smith Arkansas Family History Center
 * Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Web Sites

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

A wkik article describing this collection is found at:

Arkansas, Sabastian County Births and Deaths; Including Fort Smith Death Records (FamilySearch Histaorical Records)