Arkansas County Arkansas Genealogy

Arkansas County Arkansas Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for Arkansas County Arkansas ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Arkansas County Arkansas history.

In 1813, Arkansas County was founded as the southernmost part of the Missouri Territory. It was among the initial five counties that existed when Arkansas Territory was established in 1819. The name “Arkansas” originates from an Algonkian term associated with the Kappa or Quapaw indigenous community, signifying “people of the south wind” or “downstream people.” The county seats of Arkansas County are DeWitt and Stuttgart.

Townships of Arkansas County Arkansas

Arkansas, Barton, Bayou Meto, Brewer, Chester, Crockett, Garland, Gum Pond, Henton, Keaton, La Grue, McFall, Mill Bayou, Morris, Point Deluce, Prairie, Stanley,

Unincorporated Communities

Arkansas Post, Bayou Meto, Benzal, Burks, Casscoe, Crocketts Bluff, Deluce, Ethel, Goldman, Hagler, Holdridge, Hortons Landing, Hyden, Immanuel, Jacks Bay Landing, Kittlers, La Grue Springs, LaGrue, Lodge Corner, Lookout, Mayview, Medina, Mount Adams, Nady, North Stuttgart, Olena, Plainview, Prairie Landing, Prairie Union, Preston Ferry, Ricusky, Sheppard Point, South Stuttgart, Tichnor, Vallier, Van, Weber, Yoder

Historical communities

Abeles, Arkansas, Buffo, Fish Dock, Monica, Ona, Osotouy, Parham, Roberts, Sassafras, Super, Thomwall, West Bayou

Biographies of Arkansas County Arkansas

ARGenWeb Archives Biographical Index
These biographies come from a variety of historical sources: P. B. Adams, Richard Hancock Allen, William Francis Barrett, Simon Bloom, Louis K. Buerkle, William C. Butcher, Ernest W. Chaney, George W Conine, Harrison E. Crill, Francis Samuel Gettle, William H Halliburton, John Melby Jr. Henderson, Henry S. Jones, William Joseph Lenehan, W. W. Lowe, Louis Keener Menard, Mack F. Montgomery, H. S. Neel, John William Newman, J. W. A. Norden, Alvin Louis Petter, M F Pike, N B Price, William K Price, Joseph Schlatterer, J. W. Searan, H. L. Sternberg, Edwin B. Swindler, Alonzo Franklin Thompson, James W. Willoughby, O. M. Young,

Cemeteries of Arkansas County Arkansas

Arkansas County, Arkansas Cemetery Records
An extensive listing of cemetery transcriptions and gravestone photos online for Arkansas County Arkansas cemeteries.

FindAGrave – Arkansas County Arkansas Cemeteries

Census and Tax Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

Arkansas County being formed in 1813 as part of the Missouri

• Arkansas County sheriff’s census, 1823
• Free United States Census, 1830
  • Free U. S. 1830 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1830 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1840
  • Free U. S. 1840 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1840 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1850
  • Free U. S. 1850 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1850 Census Questions
  • Federal census 1850, Arkansas County, Arkansas
• Free United States Census, 1860
  • Free U. S. 1860 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1860 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1870
  • Free U. S. 1870 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1870 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1880
  • Free U. S. 1880 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1880 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1890
  • Free U. S. 1890 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1890 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1900
  • Free U. S. 1900 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1900 Census Questions
• Free United States Census, 1910
  • Free U. S. 1910 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1910 Census Questions
  • 1910 Pennsylvania Census Map
• Free United States Census, 1920
  • Free U. S. 1920 Census Form
• Free United States Census, 1930
  • Free U. S. 1930 Census Form
• Free United States Census, 1940
  • Free U. S. 1940 Census Form
• Free United States Census, 1950

Church Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

• Transcripts of the Illinois Catholic Church register, 1695-1799
  Arkansas Post, Arkansas. Catholic Church. La Visitation de St.-Phillippe. Baptisms, marriages and burials, 1761-1764. Microfilm of original record in the Public Archives of Canada.
• Mount Zion Methodist Church records, 1891-1932 – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Record contains list of pastors and members and a register of deaths and disposals.
• Belleview Baptist Church of Christ records (Ethel, Arkansas), 1884-1900 – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  Microfilm of original records. Includes list of members, minutes of meetings etc.
• Kirchenbuch, 1892-1914 – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church records. Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Text in German. Record contains baptisms, family register, communions, confirmations, marriages, members and deaths.
• St. Charles Methodist Episcopal Church Records – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Record contains list of pastors, list of members, register of deaths and disposals, baptisms and marriages.
• A brief history of Grand Avenue Methodist Church – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  Compiled and written by W. S. Robnolt for the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the church building at Stuttgart, 11-26-39. Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas.
• First Christian Church Records, Stuttgart, 1903-1915 – Must be viewed at your local FHC
  Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Record contains list of members, ministers and officers, minutes of meetings and financial reports.
• Grand Avenue Methodist Church records, 1888-1949 – Must be viewed at the SLC Family Center
  Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Record contains lists of pastors, members and probationers and baptisms and marriages.
• Kirchenbuch, 1844-1945
  Evangelisch-Lutherische Emanuels Gemeinde Church in Stuttgart. Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Text in German. Includes partial index. Includes records of St. Jacobs Lutheran Church in Montgomery Twp., Wood Co., Ohio, ca.1844-1879. Emanuel Gemeinde is an offshoot of St. Jacobs Lutheran Church. Record contains communions, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, lists of members and statistics.
• Big La Grue Baptist Church of Christ Church records, 1896-1916 – Must be viewed at your local FHC
  Microfilm of original records in the Arkansas County courthouse at De Witt, Arkansas. Record contains list of members and minutes of meetings

Bible Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

• Bryan Family Bible Records
• Tharp Family Bible Records

Court Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

The courts that possess jurisdiction encompassing an entire county include the circuit court, chancery court, county court, and justice of the peace court. The extent of their jurisdiction may differ across counties; however, circuit courts generally handle criminal, naturalization, and significant civil cases. Chancery courts oversee matters related to equity, divorce, probate, and adoption. County courts preside over juvenile, tax, claim, and county financial cases. Justice of the peace courts handle preliminary criminal and minor contract cases. These records are typically available from the establishment of the county, unless they were lost due to fire or other causes. Although records of the former courts of common pleas from the territorial period no longer exist, the county clerk’s office is responsible for maintaining records of all active courts within the county. It is essential to verify the specific procedures followed in each county due to variations in jurisdiction. The Family History Library (FHL) has microfilmed numerous county court records. County Clerk has probate records from 1809 and marriage records from 1838; Clerk Circuit Court has land records, divorce and court records from 1803 and military discharge records from 1917.

• Arkansas County Circuit court records, 1819-1877
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Some volumes are indexed.
• Arkansas County court records, 1830-1875 – These must be viewed at a local FHC.
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Includes indexes.
• Arkansas County Court records, 1841-1955
  Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the Arkansas County Courthouse, Stuttgart, Arkansas. Indexes included with all volumes but vol. A. The circuit court worked as courts in chancery & equity up to May 1891 when the chancery court came into being. Records before that time (below) are chancery & equity records. The chancery court was split around May of 1913 and the records after that time represent the southern district of the chancery court.
• Arkansas County Court records, 1913-1970
  Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the Arkansas County Courthouse, Stuttgart, Ark. Indexes included with each vol.
• Arkansas County Justice of the Peace dockets, 1836-1839, 1843-1871
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Some records not arranged chronologically.
• Arkansas County Law record, v. A, 1887-1901
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Includes index.
• Arkansas County Records of Arkansas Co., Arkansas, 1804-1833
  Microreproduction of original typescript (19, 116 leaves) written in 1972. Includes index. Includes deeds, probate records, court records, etc.
• Probate records, 1819-1924
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Indexes found at the beginning of most volumes.
• Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1838-1924
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Indexes found at the beginning of volumes.

Directories of Arkansas County Arkansas

• 1879 Arkansas County Farmers Directory
  This is a textual transcription of the directory published by P. P. Mast and Co. in 1879.

Genealogy of Arkansas County Arkansas

Historical Newspapers in Arkansas County Arkansas

History of Arkansas County Arkansas

• A Topographical Description and History of Arkansas County, Arkansas From 1541 to 1875
  By W.H. Halli-Burton. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1978.
• Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas
  Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern Arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties: Arkansas, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis, White, and Woodruff counties.
• Brief stories of St. Charles in romance & tragedy
  Contains a history of the first settlement at St. Charles. Contains information on the Battle of St. Charles. List notable individuals who lived in St. Charles.
• St. Charles, Arkansas, Freemasons. Lodge no. 86
  Microfilm of original records in DeWitt, Arkansas. Minute book C, 1885-1910, constitution and bylaws, lists of members, etc. Treasurers book, minutes of meetings and miscellaneous records, 1860-1910
• Eleventh Annual Arkansas rice carnival
  October 21-22-23, 1936, Stuttgart, Arkansas : cooperating with Arkansas Centennial
• Arkansas County Officials 1819-1919

Land Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

Clerk Circuit Court has land records from 1803. See: Background of Arkansas Land Records

• Deeds 1804-1805, 1814-1885; index 1804-1907
  Microfilm of originals in De Witt, Arkansas. Most volumes are indexed at the beginning of the volume besides the general index. Dates are mixed.
• Arkansas County Records of Arkansas Co., Arkansas, 1804-1833
  Microreproduction of original typescript (19, 116 leaves) written in 1972. Includes index. Includes deeds, probate records, court records, etc.
• Record of sale of town lots, 1854-1872 approx. – Must view at your local FHC
  Microfilm of original records. Contains records for 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1867, 1868-1870 and 1872.
• Arkansas Federal Land Records
  This file was compiled from the Bureau of Land Management land records and includes Homestead and Cash Entry Patents before 1908 for what is now Arkansas Co, AR.

Military Records of Arkansas County Arkansas

• Soldiers and sailors discharge, v. A, 1918-1920
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse. Includes index. Gives state and town of birth. Lists also age, occupation, marital status, etc., of the veteran.

Naturalization Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

School Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

• Teacher’s daily register, 1881-1884 – These must be viewed at a local FHC.
  Microfilm of original records. Includes names and ages of pupils, and a list of visitors.

Taxation Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

• Tax records, ca. 1818-1895
  Microfilm of original records at the Arkansas County courthouse.
• Personal property tax books, 1866-1894 approx.
  Microfilm of original records at the Ashley County courthouse. Arranged alphabetically first letter of surname.

Vital Records for Arkansas County Arkansas

• Arkansas County voter lists, 1868, 1872 – Must be viewed at a local FHC.

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