Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Crittenden County

Guide to Crittenden 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


Crittenden County Courthouse 100 Court Street Marion, AR 72364 Phone: 870.739.4434

County Clerk has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, military and court records; County Assessor has land records

Parent County

 * 1825--Crittenden County was created 22 October 1825 from Phillips County. County seat: Marion

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cross
 * DeSoto County, Mississippi
 * Lee
 * Mississippi
 * Poinsett
 * St. Francis
 * Shelby County, Tennesse
 * Tunica County, Mississippi

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General


 * Matthews, Paul A. Early Families of the Memphis Area: Profiles of 135 Families of Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties in Tennessee, Crittenden County, Arkansas and DeSoto and Marshall Counties in Mississippi: With Historical Time Lines and Photogrpahs of Those Counties. Memphis, Tennessee: Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, 2008..

Bibliography

Marriage

 * 1837-1921 - Crittenden County Marriage Books A, C-Z, A1-B29 Index 1837-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)