Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Greene County

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

	Arkansas Online Records

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

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

County Courthouse

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.

Beginning years for Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy government records
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

Parent County

• 1833--Greene County was created 5 November 1833 from Lawrence County. County seat: Paragould

Boundary Changes

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.

Record Loss

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

Neighboring Counties

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

Template:ARGreene County, Arkansas Clickable Neighbors

Genealogy Resources

Cemeteries

Online Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy cemeteries from state and national resources
Search for names of people (County-wide)	Get a list of cemeteries (Most click to names of people)	Find published records (Often more complete)
Find A Grave Click "Refine Last Search" on the left, change the name, then "Search" Arkansas Gravestones Change the name, then "Search" Billion Graves Change the name, then "Search" (Statewide, many counties nil)	Find A Grave Interment.net Access Genealogy USGenWeb ARGenWeb Select a county, then "Cemeteries." Some overlap with USGenWeb. RootsWeb African American Cemeteries Online Select the county and cemetery. Not all counties are included. I Dream of Genealogy Select the county and cemetery. More cemetery lists Linkpendium Cyndi's List DeathIndexes.com D'Addezio Search/browse by cemetery name, not people. (Statewide)	FamilySearch Catalog Select "Cemeteries" World Cat Periodicals Societies

History

• History of Greene County at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

Local histories are available for {{{1}}} County. They may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Click for a brief Timeline History of the county. For more about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.

History Timeline

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

• Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)

Military

Civil War

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).

Newspapers

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 ($)

Probate Records

• 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.

Vital Records

See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• 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

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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

Sites that search for links pertaining to Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy
RootsWeb	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
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

Major catalogs for hard copy collections of Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy Books, microfilm, or manuscripts of genealogical records
FamilySearch catalog	Select topics. To select towns, add a comma to the search box.
WorldCat	To find nearby libraries that have specific items, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
Allen County Public Library	located in Indiana They are heavily involved in digitizing.
Arkansas History Commission	AR state agency involved in organizing and maintaining state and local history of AR
See also local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries

Social networking sites pertaining to Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy
GeneaBloggers	enter "arkansas" in the search box to see a list and links to Arkansas Blogs
Google+	list of groups from "arkansas genealogy" search
Facebook	list of groups from "Arkansas Genealogy" search
genealogy.com	Greene County, AR Genealogy Forum
ancestry.com	Greene County Message Board