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Greene County
	Greene County, Arkansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Arkansas
	; Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
	Facts
Founded	November 5, 1833
County Seat	Paragould
	Courthouse
Address	Greene County Courthouse; PO Box 62; Paragould, AR 72451-0364; Phone: 870.239.6311 ;

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United States Arkansas Greene County

Guide to Greene County, Arkansas ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

	Arkansas Online Records

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This page adopted by Sandy Hardin, P. R. Massey, and Venus Allen. Greene County ARGenWeb County Coordinator

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Greene County Courthouse
PO Box 62
Paragould, AR 72451-0364
Phone: 870.239.6311

County Clerk has marriage, probate, court and land records from 1876. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records.^[1]

Beginning years for Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy government records^[2]
Birth	Marriage	Death	Court	Land	Probate
1914*	1876	1914*	1871	1858	1876
*State birth and death records began in 1914. Limited compliance until 1920's

Government and Related Websites[edit | edit source]

County Government and other Local Websites
County-clerk.net (unofficial site)	Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
PublicRecords.com (unofficial site)	Provides links to County officials and public records

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1833--Greene County was created 5 November 1833 from Lawrence County. County seat: Paragould ^[3]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Variant Spellings[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Prior to 1883 the county courthouse was burned twice. For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog'

Paragould

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Clay • Craighead • Dunklin County, Missouri • Lawrence • Randolph

Template:ARGreene County, Arkansas Clickable Neighbors

Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

African Americans[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Template:AR Cems Chart Headings

Find A Grave Click "Refine Last Search" on the left, enter a name, click "Search"

Arkansas Gravestones enter a name and click "Search"

Billion Graves Enter a name and click "Search" (Statewide. Can search by county, but many with no results.)

Find A Grave Click Search for a Cemetery on the right, click All Countries - click United States, click State, click County and search.

Arkansas Gravestones Click Browse Gravestones By Cemetery

Interment.net

Access Genealogy

USGenWeb Archives

USGenWeb Tombstone Project

ARGenWeb

RootsWeb

I Dream of Genealogy Scroll to the county and cemetery.

More cemetery lists

Linkpendium
Cyndi's List
DeathIndexes.com Scan through the list under Arkansas Death Records Indexes….
D'Addezio Search/browse by cemetery name, not people. (Statewide)

FamilySearch Catalog Select "Cemeteries"
- Also check towns for records

WorldCat

Periodicals

Societies

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

History of Greene County at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

AR History

Goodspeed's history of Greene County, Arkansas. Van Buren, Arkansas : Press-Argus, 1963.
- Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free) and at Ancestry.com ($)

History of Greene County, Arkansas. By Vivian Hansbrough. Little Rock, Ark.: Democrat Print. & Lithographing Co., 1946. Online at: http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27093 Ancestry.com] ($)

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture [1]

The first Native Americans arrived in the area more than 10,500 years ago.
1715 - Louisiana Governor Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac was probably the first European to visit this part of northeast Arkansas
1833 November 5 - The territorial legislature approved the petition to form Greene County.
1850s (mid) - The growth of Gainesville, the drainage activities, and the arrival of land speculators, helped Greene County finally to boom.
1884 - Paragould, a new town grew rapidly and became the county seat, beginning the sharp and sudden decline of Gainesville.
1890s - Northeast Arkansas offered one of the few remaining hardwood forests in the nation. With rail transportation and drainage improvements, Greene County experienced a major boom.

Maps[edit | edit source]

Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)

Military[edit | edit source]

Civil War[edit | edit source]

Regiments. Service men in Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy:

- 8th Battalion, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company D

- Davies' Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Companies D, E and F

Men from this county served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate) , 25th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate) and Kuykendall's Company, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).

Naturalization[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat
FamilySearch. Do a Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
Fayetteville Daily Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
Daily Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
Northwest Arkansas Times at Ancestry.com ($)
Courier Times at Ancestry.com ($)

Occupations[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Probate Records 1876-1953 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
- Includes Accounts 1898-1908; Administration bonds 1876-1906; Claims against estates no date; Guardian bonds and letters 1876-1905; Probate case files 1905-1937; Probate records 1876-1899; Wills 1894-1953.

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

1876-1955 - Greene County Marriage Books 2-36 and License Applications Index 1876-1955 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
1876-1922 - Greene County Marriage Books 2-16 Index 1876-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[5]

Death[edit | edit source]

Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]

Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
Greene County Arkansas Historical and Genealogical Society
212 W Court Street (7 room research center open 9-4 Monday through Friday)
P.O. Box 121
Paragould, AR 72451
Phone: (870) 240-8944

*Major catalogs for hard copy* collections of Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy** Books, microfilm, or manuscripts of genealogical records
FamilySearch Catalog	Select topics. For towns, click here.
WorldCat	Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
Allen County Public Library	Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
Arkansas History Commission Select the county	Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites[edit | edit source]

Sites with online indexes or images of records
ARGenWeb	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
USGenWeb Archives	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
RootsWeb	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

Sites that search for links pertaining to Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy
Linkpendium	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
CyndisList	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
StateofUS.com	Free	family history resources and government records

Social networking sites pertaining to Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy
genealogy.com	Greene County, AR Genealogy Forum
ancestry.com	Greene County Message Board

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.
↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 65-67. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf.

[HB-1] The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.

[2] Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 65-67. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.

[Handybook-3] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[hc-4] FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.

[vr-5] Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf.

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 **Online at [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2192674 FamilySearch Catalog] (Free) and at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7256 Ancestry.com] ($)

Greene County, Arkansas
Map
Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	November 5, 1833
County Seat	Paragould
Courthouse
Address	Greene County Courthouse PO Box 62 Paragould, AR 72451-0364 Phone: 870.239.6311