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Desha County, Arkansas Genealogy

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



Desha County, Arkansas
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Facts
Founded December 12, 1838
County Seat Arkansas City
Courthouse
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Address Desha County Courthouse
Robert Moore Avenue
PO Box 188
Arkansas City, AR 71630
Phone: 870.877.2323
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

County Clerk has marriage records from 1865 and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.[1]

Beginning Dates for Desha County, Arkansas Genealogy Government Records
Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate

1865



History[edit | edit source]

Desha County is Arkansas's 40th county, formed on December 12, 1838, and named for Captain Benjamin Desha who fought in the War of 1812.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

  • 1838--Desha County was created 12 December 1838 from Arkansas and Chicot Counties.

County seat: Arkansas City [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

See an interactive map of Desha County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Variant Spellings[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

African Americans[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Naturalization[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Occupations[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]
Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]

Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

County Clerk has marriage records from 1865 and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Desha County is Arkansas's 40th county, formed on December 12, 1838, and named for Captain Benjamin Desha who fought in the War of 1812

Parent County[edit | edit source]

  • 1838--Desha County was created 12 December 1838 from Arkansas and Chicot Counties.

County seat: Arkansas City [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

See an interactive map of Desha County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Arkansas City
Dumas
McGehee
Mitchellville
Reed
Tillar
Watson

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

African American =[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Desha County Cemetery Transcriptions (partial list)  -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Census[edit | edit source]

1840  Federal Census Index  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

1850 Federal Census Index  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Church[edit | edit source]

Dumas Churches  -  churchangel.com

McGehee Churches  -  churchangel.com

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Desha County Federal Land Records  -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Riverboat History -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Goodspeed's Historry  -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Maps[edit | edit source]

1895 Desha County Map  -  livgenmil.com

Township Map  -  Desha County USGenWeb

Military[edit | edit source]

Civil War[edit | edit source]

Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).

     Collier, Captain Calvin L., USAF. They'll do to Tie To! (Little Rock, Arkansas: Civil War Round Table Associates, 1959) p. 10. 

Civil War Amnesty List  -  Desha County ARGenWeb

World War II[edit | edit source]

Rohwer Relocation Center  -  Desha County ARGenWeb

World War II Enlistees A-F  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

World War II enlistees G-L  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

World War II Enlistees M-R  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

War of 1812[edit | edit source]

Military Land Grants War of 1812 (partial list)  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Desha County Newspapers  -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers
[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
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