Faulkner County Arkansas Genealogy

Faulkner County is named after Sandy Faulkner, the original “Arkansaw Traveler,” Faulkner County was established on April 12, 1873, by an act of the State Legislature, incorporating parts of Conway and Pulaski counties. The designated boundaries formed a new county named Faulkner, with Conway Station as the temporary county seat. Commissioners A. D. Thomas, A. F. Livingston, and J. F. Comstock were appointed to locate the county seat, procure the site, and manage the sale of lots to fund public buildings.

Governor Elisha Baxter appointed Hon. E. L. Allen, M. R. Sevier, and A. J. Horton to the board of commissioners, which convened on May 5, 1873, to organize the court. E. L. Allen was elected president, with C. H. Lander as clerk and Benter Turner as sheriff. The court subdivided the county into thirteen road districts and appointed overseers.

Col. A. P. Robinson, who laid out the town of Conway, donated the square for the public buildings on September 19, 1873. Without initial funds, the county rented office spaces and temporarily used the Methodist Church as a courtroom. In 1877, Contractor R. H. Watterman built a two-story wooden courthouse, and a log jail was constructed on the public square. The courthouse includes a fire-proof vault for records.

An act on December 7, 1875, adjusted the county’s boundaries: parts of Township 4 north, Range 11 west, were transferred to Pulaski County, and areas between the Arkansas River and Palarm Creek were added to Faulkner County.

History of Faulkner County, Arkansas

History of Faulkner County
A brief history transcribed from Goodspeed’s Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas.

Biographical Sketches

1. William H. Adams
2. Thomas B. Adams
3. Franklin C. Bartlett
4. G. W. Bruce
5. George T. Clifton
6. C. W. Cox
7. Uriah G. Dickens, M. D.
8. Barzalia Elliott
9. Green Berry Evans
10. Benjamin S. Farrow
11. Joseph J. Fowler
12. Samuel Frauenthal
13. David R. B. Greenlee
14. L. B. Griffing
15. The Higgs Family
16. George Green Howard
17. Dr. John Joseph Jones
18. Dr. J. F. Kincheloe
19. Adam F. Kuykendall
20. Levi N. Lee
21. Louis C. Lincoln
22. A. S. Lind
23. D. P. Loretz
24. J. E. Martin
25. Edward Munroe Merriman
26. J. R. Miller
27. Jacob A. Phillips
28. P. H. Prince
29. Col. A. P. Robinson
30. Hon. Joseph Roden
31. Jacob Sansom
32. Alexander Showalter
33. Thomas Springer
34. Esley P. Stone
35. M. R. H. Taylor
36. J. W. Underhill
37. Dr. H. B. Wear
38. J. R. Williams
39. H. Bailey Wilson
40. Col. A. R. Witt

Faulkner County Census Records

• Free United States Census, 1880
  • Free U. S. 1880 Census Form
  • Understanding the 1880 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

Faulkner County Death Records

• Faulkner County Death Records Index 1914-1923
• Faulkner County Death Records Index 1924-1933
• Faulkner County Death Records Index 1934-1940
• Faulkner County Death Records Index 1941-1948
• Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas
  • Index to Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas, Vol. I, Ledger 1, 1881-1904
  • Index to Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas, Vol. I, Ledger 2, 1881-1904
  • Index to Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas, Vol. II, 1904-1926
  • Index to Pence Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas, Vol. III, 1926-1945

School Records

• Arkansas State Teachers College Yearbooks 1935-1967
• Central College for Women Yearbooks, 1937-1938
• Hendrix College Yearbooks 1934-1972