This Arkansas state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on Arkansas genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.
Arkansas African American Records
- Arkansas African American Records
- WPA Slave Narratives
Slave narratives are stories of surviving slaves told in their own words and ways. Unique, colorful, and authentic, these slave narratives provide a look at the culture of the South during slavery which heretofore had not been told.
- WPA Slave Narratives
Arkansas Bible Records
- Pike County
- John Alexander
- William D. Alford
- Milas Bagwell
- Jacob Barkman
- Francis Bittick
- Henderson Brewer
- Henry Brewer
- John Brewer
- James H. Brown
- Emily Wesson Buckner
- Blount Bullock
- Aaron Burton
- J.C. Campbell
- Henry W. Carter
- Jacob Chandler
- John Lacy Chapel
- Daniel Cloud
- William Cooley
- John A. Craighead
- M.G. Crews
- Morgan Cryer Sr.
- Clement Davis
- Lucinda Davis
- James A. Dickson
- James M. Gentry
- William Gentry
- William Gilmer
- James M. Harris
- Samuel Hasley
- Abner L. Henderson
- Samuel Henderson
- Samuel L. Hipp
- David Huddleston
- James Hughes
- Elizabeth Jane Hughitt
- William N. Jenkins
- A.J. Jester
- William H. Jordan
- Clement A. Kelley
- Daniel Webster Kelley
- Elijah W. Kelley
- William Kelley
- Charles C. Latimer
- James C. Mansfield
- Solomon Melson
- James Franklin Murray
- Balis William Orrick
- Ephraim M. Orrick
- William Orrick
- Joseph B. Riley
- Noah B. Rogers
- Samuel D. Sorrels
- Samuel J. Sorrels
- J.H. Stell
- William Thornton
- Christopher Trout
- Nesbit J. Trout
- John A. Welch
- Clifford D. Westerman
- Marcus L. Westerman
- Moses F. Westerman
- Joel S. Wingfield
- Richard Putman Wingfield
- John H. Wood
Arkansas Biographies
- 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. - Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast 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 mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such counties. - Biographical and historical memoirs of western 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 mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such counties. - Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas
Comprising a condensed history of the state, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same. - Biographical and pictorial history of Arkansas
From earliest times to the year 1890. A full and complete account, embracing the Indian tribes occupying the country; the early French and Spanish explorers and governors; the colonial period; the Louisiana purchase; the periods of the territory, the state, the civil war, and the subsequent period. Also, an extended history of each county in the order of formation, and of the principal cities and towns; together with biographical notices of distinguished and prominent citizens. - Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas
By Josiah Hazen Shinn. 1908
Arkansas Cemetery Records
- Arkansas Cemetery Records
Arkansas Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Arkansas county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we provide only a partial listing.- Cemetery census of Arkansas
Magnolia, Columbia; Conway, Faulkner; London, Pope; West Helena, Phillips; — Chalybeat Springs, P e r s o n , Columbia; BARLOW, Evenezer, Frazier, MT. Vernon, Westem, Miller, Salem, Sharmon, Sawrna, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Price, L. 0, 0. F, Hartford Memorial Park Cemeteries, etc. FHB
- Cemetery census of Arkansas
Arkansas Census Records
Arkansas Church Records and History
- The annals of Christ church parish of Little Rock, Arkansas, from A. D. 1839 to A. D. 1899
by Ellen Maria Harrell Cantrell, 1900 - The history of Presbyterianism in Arkansas, 1828-1902
by Charles Beatty Moore 1902 - A Rural Survey in Arkansas
This Rural Survey of Benton County, Arkansas, made under the direction of the Department of Church and Country Life of the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church, was undertaken at the request of the Synod of Arkansas. In the conduct of the survey, a broad study has been made of economic, social, and religious conditions as well as the educational life of the country, including with the schools an investigation of all ecclesiastical denominations and social organizations. Presbyterian Church: Dept of Church & Co. 1913. - 125 years in the heart of the city
First United Methodist Church, Grand Prairie, Texas 1880-2005 - A century of faith
A history of the First Christian Church, Harrison, Arkansas, 1876-1976 - A history of Christ Episcopal Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1839-1947
- A history of Greenbrier Baptist Association from 1884 to 1926
- A history of the Church of the Brethren in the district of southern Missouri and Arkansas
- History of the Methodist Church, Osceola, Arkansas
- Inventory of the church archives of Arkansas
- Minutes of the White River Presbytery 1861-1888
Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas) - Session minutes of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cane Hill, Arkansas, 1828-1843
- Shiloh Congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Records, 1868-1951
Pope County, Arkansas - The Methodist Church of Elm Springs, Arkansas
- Caddo River Baptist Association Records
- Cleburn County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Pleasant Grove Church – Minutes of Aug 1888
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Baptist Churches, Pike County and The First Baptist Church, Murfreesboro
- Christian Church, Murfreesboro, Agreement – 1910
- Corinth Church of Christ
- Antioch-Delight Church of Christ
- Sebastian County
- Woodruff County
- Augusta
- Augusta Methodist Church, Church records, 1917-1971
- Augusta
Arkansas Court Records
- Index to wills and administrations of Arkansas from the earliest to 1900
- Craighead County
- Craighead County Probate Index 1878-1962 – Alphabetical index
The information in this index was taken from the index in the front of each of the Probate Books at the Jonesboro, Arkansas Courthouse.- Probate Book A — April 1878 to January 1885
- Probate Book B — April 1885 to April 1894
- Probate Book C — July 1894 to October 1901
- Probate Book D — November 1901 to July 1910
- Probate Book E — July 1910 to June 1927
- Probate Book F — July 1927 to April 1939
- Probate Book G — April 1939 to June 1947
- Probate Book H — June 1947 to December 1952
- Probate Book I — December 1952 to December 1956
- Probate Book J — December 1956 to June 1959
- Probate Book K — June 1959 to July 1962
- Craighead County Probate Index 1886-1969 – Alphabetical index
The information in this index was taken from the index in the front of each of the Will Books at the Jonesboro, Arkansas Courthouse.- Will Book A — January 1886 to February 1911
- Will Book B — February 1911 to September 1930
- Will Book C — November 1930 to October 1954
- Will Book D — September 1954 to November 1969
- Craighead County Probate Index 1878-1962 – Alphabetical index
- Jackson County
- Marion County
- Bonds: Constable Bonds – Index: 1888-1892
- Bond: Sample of Constable Bond – E S McCracken
- Bonds: Officers of the county – Index: 1888-1894
- Confederate Pensions – 1891-1898.
- County & School Officers & Directors – List: 1894
- Docket: County Court – 1887 Common (Civil) Case & Witness docket
- Docket: County Court – 1888 Common (Civil) Case & Witness docket
- Docket: County Court – Equity Cases February 1887
- Docket: Criminal Court – August 1887 Case & Witness docket
- Docket: Criminal Court – February 1888 Case & Witness docket
- Docket: Criminal Court – August 1888 Case & Witness docket
- Docket: Justice of the Peace Court – Index: Union Township 1883-1896
- Docket: Justice of the Peace Court – Index: Prairie Township 1884-1896
- Docket: Justice of the Peace Court – Index: Union Township Jan 1892-June 1904
- Docket: Probate Court – 1882
- Elected County Officials – Judges, Court Clerks, Sheriffs, Treasures, Coroners, Surveyors & Assessors: 1836-1958
- Estray Notices – Abstracts: 1895-96
- Justices of the Peace – List: 1888-1894
- Jury Lists – 1891 & 1892
- Jury Lists – 1899
- Letters of Adminstration – Index: 1889-1920
- Register of Physicians & Millers – Abstracts: 1892-1912 with some dated eariler.
- Prisoners – Index to a few State Prisoners from Marion Co 1918-1920
- Voters List – 1893. Both transcribed names and .pdf scanned copies
- Will Book A – Index: 1st record book after courthouse fire
- Mississippi County
- Pike County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Abstract of the Saline County, Arkansas circuit court common law books
The original records are located in the Circuit Clerk’s Office of the Saline County Courthouse in Benton, Arkansas. - Saline County, Arkansas county court record book, vol. 3
- Abstract of the Saline County, Arkansas circuit court common law books
- Sebastian County
Arkansas Directories
- Arkansas, 1905 community & business directory
- Tri-State Chinese Directory of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee
Tri-State Chinese Directory of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Published circa 1952 by the Chinese Commercial Directory Service Bureau, Greenwood, Mississippi. Copy provided by Frieda Quon and Jerome Seu, from the personal collection of George Seu, Greenville, Mississippi. - Craighead County
- The 1894 Jonesboro Business Directory
The June 14, 1894 edition of The Craighead County Sun newspaper contained an article about the economic
activity in Jonesboro and included a business directory of the city. While it is likely that there may have been business
directories prepared for the City of Jonesboro prior to 1894, this year’s directory is the earliest which has been located
and republished. - 1906 Jonesboro City Directory
1906 Jonesboro, AR City Directory Compiled and Published by Donham Directory, Co Springfield, Mo
- The 1894 Jonesboro Business Directory
- Sevier County
Arkansas Genealogy
- Fathers of the ridge
Genealogical sketches of Greene County, Arkansas - Ancestor charts of the Saline County History and Heritage Society members
Rowland, Leon; Moore, Orene; Saline County History and Heritage Society (Arkansas) - Lineage charts and family group sheets
submitted by members of Hempstead County Genealogical Society - Arkansas pioneers
Compiled local and family histories from the Clayton Library. - A family history : Adcock, John, of Buckingham County, Virginia
Some of his descendants : with collateral lines: Christian, McMurtry, Robertson, Ingersoll, etc. John Adcock, of Scottish-Irish descent, emigrated from England in late 1600s or early 1700s and settled in Buckingham County, Virginia. His son, Joseph Adcock, served in the American Revolution. He married first, Susan Cason (d. 1804). They had thirteen children, ca. 1754-1804. Joseph and his second wife, migrated to Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1814. Descendants of his sons, John and Joel, listed, lived in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, and elsewhere. - A history of the Albright family
Thomas Finley Allbright was born in 1853 near Capps, Arkansas, married Sarah Anne Gilliam at age 24 and died in 1900. Includes Allbright, Albrecht, Moore and allied families. - A Berry history
Record contains an accounty of John and Jane Campbell Berry of Washington County, Virginia and some of their descendants in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oregon and other states. - A biographical sketch of the life, ancestors and descendants of Robert Exum Coffey (1858 – 1939) of Boone County, Arkansas
Robert Exum Coffey (1858-1939), son of Jonathan Norman Coffey and Permelia Spencer Cloyd, was born in Yardelle, Arkansas. He married Ida Mae Crumpler, daughter of William Crumpler and Mary Ann Cockerham, in 1881. - A bit about the past for Calvin, Barbara, and Ruby
Genealogy for Cotton, Castoe, Pendelton, Batesel, Coots families : from 1068-2008 A.D. John Cotton was born in 1626 and lived in Conington, Huntingdonshire, England. He married Anne Hucheson and they had nine children. He died in Virginia. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Utah, Idaho and California. - A Dysart lineage, seven generations
Information on seven generations of the Dysart family line, beginning with Samuel Dysart of Ireland c. 1746. Continues with the Dysart family coming to the United States and settling in Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky, and later moving west. James Dysart, son of Samuel and Frances Anderson Dysart, ” … was born in 1744 in County, Donegal, Ireland. In 1775 he married Agnes Beattie in Botetourt County, Virginia. He died on May 26, 1818 in Rock Castle County, Kentucky.”–P. 22. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Utah and elsewhere. - The first Donahoe families in Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1848
- The Edmistons of Washington County, Arkansas
David Edmiston (b.ca.1760) was born in North Carolina, and married Anne Brevard in either North Carolina or Tennessee. They moved in 1818 from Tennessee to Clark County, Arkansas. Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and elsewhere. - 2000 years, the families of Foster and Mansell
Stephen Moore Foster, born February 2, 1844 at Dekalb County, Tennessee, son of William Golden Foster and Minerva Spurlock. He married Mary Pearl Patterson and Rebecca Marilza Blythe Pruitt. He died on January 1, 1902 at Roseville, Arkansas. - A Gallaher family history : James H. and Sarah E. Gallaher and their descendants
James Gallaher (ca. 1730-1792) was born in Ireland. He and his wife, Sarah E. Miller, were in the Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania in 1762. They later settled in Washington County, Tennessee in 1783. Descendants lived in Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas. - A Graham family of Boone County, Arkansas
Eli Frazier Graham (1839-1916) and wife Narcissus Lucindy Ellen Wadley (1848-1933) with some earlier generations and collateral lineages. Eli Frazier Graham (1839-1916), son of James M. Graham and Mary Robinson, was born in Bolivar, Missouri. He married Narcissus Lucindy Ellen Wadley (1848-1933) in 1866. - A Graham genealogy
William Graham was born in Ulster Province, Ireland, the son of Richard and Nancy Graham. His family immigrated to Pennsylvania when he was young. He later migrated to North Carolina. He married Margaret Graham, daughter of James and Jane Graham of Rowan County, in 1767. They settled in Mecklenburg County, where they had nine sons, 1769- 1790. He was a singner of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independance in 1775. He died in 1818. His grandson, William Graham (1814-1861) was born at Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Sam and Abigail Shinn Graham. He migrated to Georgia where he married Louisa B. Dungegan. They had ten children, 1840-1859, all born in Georgia. The family migrated to Pleasant Valley (later Naylor) Arkansas in 1861. He died there. Descendants listed lived in Arkansas, Illinois and elsewhere. - A genealogy of the Hammer and Spoon families
John Hammer immigrated to the U.S. and eventually settled in Randolph County, North Carolina. His descendant, John Hammer, son of Abraham and Catherine Hammer was born in 1814 in North Carolina. He married Jane Spoon in 1832, daughter of John and Sophia. Descendants live in North Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, and elsewhere. - A genealogy of all the descendants of Ephriam Knight through John Knight
James Valentine Knight was a veteran of the War of 1812. He was the son of Ephriam Knight who had migrated from Maryland to Virginia. James married a Miss Kindal in Virginia and they migrated to Ross County, Ohio where their family was reared. Descendants lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri, Arkansas and elsewhere. - 200 Years of London family in America
Amos London (1737-1805), a Quaker, served in the Revolutionary Army, and moved from New Jersey to Surry County, North Carolina in 1777. Descendants lived in New Jersey, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona - May and Keith families of Arkansas
- A Genealogy of the McCullah-Wasson families, 1700-1967
Thomas Robertson (1763-1834) immigrated from Ireland to Virginia in 1780. He married Elizabeth Lane (1771-1838) in 1789 in Amherst County, Tennessee. Their daughter, Lucy married Alexander McCullah in 1819. Descendants lived in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and elsewhere. - A family history of Luther and Vera Merriman, 1883-2004
Luther Merriman was born 10 September 1912 in Doniphan, Missouri. His parents were Jess A. Merriman (1883-1942) and Hattie Belle West (1885-1959). He married Vera Beatrice Gregory, daughter of Samuel Afton Gregory (1878-1958) and Rosa Jones Horn (1880-1959), 16 September 1934 in Pelsor, Arkansas. They had three children. Luther died in 1982 in Independence, Missouri. - A Brief history of the Pettit and Spruce families in Boone County, Arkansas : ca. 1818-1925
- The Rhoads family newsletter
by the Rhoads Cemetery and Family Association, - A history and genealogy of the Ruddle family, 1695-1941
John Ruddell (ca.1695-1781) emigrated from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania about 1717, and married Mary Cook. The family moved to Augusta County, Virginia between 1743 and 1747. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and elsewhere. - 13 generations of Sabin families
Life stories of David Sabin (1807-1882), Elizabeth Dowart (1811-1891); life stories of David Dorwart Sabin (1841-1899), Mary Powell (1843-1929); life stories of David Sabin (1868-1947), Julia Elizabeth Pfiste. - A branch of the Stallings/Stillions family tree
Richard Stallings was born in about 1630 in Lincolnshire, England. He married Lavaria Kingland, daughter of Anthony Kingland. They had seven children. They emigrated in 1652 and settled in Calvert County, Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Maryland, Virginia, Missouri and Arkansas. - A history of one–of the many–John Williams families in America
John Williams immigrated from Wales to land near Norfolk, Virginia, served in the Revolutionary War, probably married twice, and moved after the war to North Carolina and then to Madison County, Tennessee. Descendants lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. - Kith and kin of Georgia Ridge, Crawford County, Arkansas
Abel, Adams, Chastain, Ferguson, Rogers, Sinclair, et. al.
Arkansas Genealogy Websites
- Benton County, Arkansas Genealogy and History
- Jefferson County, Arkansas Genealogy and History
- Lawrence County Genealogy
- Washington County, Arkansas Genealogy and History
The Original Arkansas Genealogy
Chicot, Cleburne, Craighead, Drew, Faulkner, Greene, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lovely, Madison, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis, Stone, Washington, Yell
ARGenWeb
ARGenWeb is created by a group of volunteers as part of the USGenWeb Project working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county in Arkansas. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.
Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Dorsey, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Lovely, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell
Arkansas History
- 1921 Brand Owners
The Brand Book of the State of Arizona published in 1921 provides all the recorded brands, owner names, and locations. - Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region
- The Brooks and Baxter war
A history of the reconstruction period in Arkansas – Harrell, John Mortimer - Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- A history of southern Missouri & N. Arkansas
- The Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Strike
By Orville Thrasher Gooden, NY, 1926 - The New Rocky Mountain Tourist
Arkansas Valley & San Juan Guide by Joseph Gladding Pangborn. Chicago, 1878 - Scenes and adventures in the semi-alpine region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas
Henry R. Schoolcraft, Phila. 1853 - Vigtig haandbog for emigranten
Land department [Danes in Arkansas; Denmark, emigration] St Louis 1893 - Women in Arkansas Industries
By Bertha Blair, 1935 - Women in Arkansas Industries
A study of hours, wages & working conditions [U.S. Dept of Labor, Women’s Burea… by Ethel Lombard Best, GPO. 1923.
Arkansas County Histories
- History of Ashley County, Arkansas
- History of Benton County, Arkansas
- Historical reminiscences and biographical memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas
- Goodspeed’s History of Craighead County, Arkansas
- The story of Craighead County
A narrative of people and events in northeast Arkansas - History of Crawford County, Arkansas
- History of Cross County, Arkansas, 1955
A narrative historical edition preserving the record of the growth and development of Cross County, Arkansas, and chronicling the genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personag - The history of Faulkner County, Arkansas
- Goodspeed’s history of Greene County, Arkansas
- Izard County, Arkansas
- Marks, brands and estrays of Hempstead County, Arkansas, 1819-1959
- History of Mississippi County, Arkansas
- Schools in Polk, County, Arkansas
- History of Pope County, Arkansas
- History of Randolph County, Arkansas
- History of towns and communities in Randolph County, Arkansas
- In the long ago, photos of Randolph County, Arkansas
- Slavery in Scott County, Arkansas
- Searcy County, Arkansas, to 1850
- History of Washington County, Arkansas
- History of Yell County, Arkansas
Arkansas Town Histories
- Blue book of Little Rock and Argenta, Arkansas
- Black Oak, Arkansas, remembered
- In old Calhoun
Brief history of one of Arkansas’ oldest communities - Pages from the past
Historical notes on Clarendon, Monroe County and early Arkansas - Corinth, Arkansas and its kinfolks
- Fox, Arkansas, 1905-2005 : centennial of the naming of the post office
Includes histories of families and individuals. - Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas
110 years a county seat, 1851-1961 - Historic Helena & West Helena, Arkansas
- Blue book of Little Rock and Argenta, Arkansas
- Scotland, Arkansas Quasquicentennial June 5, 1999
- A history of Summers community
- The story of Tontitown, Arkansas
Arkansas Land Records
- U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908
3,907 land management tract books containing official records of the land status and transactions involving surveyed public lands arranged by state and then by township and range. These books indicate who obtained the land, and include a physical description of the tract and where the land is located. The type of transaction is also recorded such as cash entry, credit entry, homesteads, patents (deeds) granted by the Federal Government, and other conveyances of title such as Indian allotments, internal improvement grants (to states), military bounty land warrants, private land claims, railroad grants, school grants, and swamp grants. Additional items of information included in the tract books are as follows: number of acres, date of sale, purchase price, land office, entry number, final Certificate of Purchase number, and notes on relinquishments and conversions. - Original purchasers of land in southwest Arkansas from 1826, book 1
Names in alphabetical order; also in alphabetical order by township & range. - Marion County
- First Land Owners – in Marion Co (outside link)
- Some Early Landowners – List from Ben Fee’s personal records
- Index to Original Landowners – Index to names & plat maps
- 1886 Deliquent Taxes – Real Estate taxes from Mt Echo
- Deed Book A Grantor – (Seller) Index
- Deed Book A Grantee – (Buyer) Index
- Deed Book B Grantor – (Seller) Index
- Deed Book B Grantee – (Buyer) Index
- Mining Claim Book O – Index
- Mining Claim Book P – Index
- Mining Claim Book R – Index
- Property Tax Assessment Book – 1891. Index
- Washington County
Arkansas Maps
- Arkansas 1910 Census Map
- MAPS: Arkansas
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Counties of Arkansas : general highway and transportation maps – 1936
- Historical atlas of Arkansas
Arkansas Military Records
- Arkansas Forts
List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902. - Revolutionary War
- A campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi
Being a history of the old Sibley brigade from its first organization to the present time; its campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, in the years of 1861-2-3-4 - Civil War Records
- Arkansas Civil War Battlefield Map
- Civil War Pensions Index Cards
Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I. - Reminiscences of Company “H”, First Arkansas Mounted Rifles
By Robert H. Dacus, 1897 - Report of the adjutant general of Arkansas
For the period of the late rebellion, to Nov 1866 - Arkansas CSA deaths, Union prisons and military hospitals : National Archives source
- 14th Confederate Infantry – a Brief History of the 14th Infantry in the Civil War
- Spanish-American War
- Report of the adjutant general of the Arkansas state guard, 1897-1900
Including the period of the Spanish-American war
- Report of the adjutant general of the Arkansas state guard, 1897-1900
- World War 1 Records
- World War II Records
- Korean War Casualty List
- United States Army Training Center Field Artillery, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas – 1956
- Vietnam War Casualty List
Arkansas Native American Records
- Arkansas Indian Tribes
- Life Among the Choctaw Indians
- Old Settlers Roll
- Proposals By Cherokee Indians
- 1817 Cherokee Reservation Roll
- Crossroads of the Past
12,000 Years of Indian History in Arkansas by Frank Schambach & Leslie Newell, 1990
Arkansas Newspapers
- Arkansas County
- DeWitt Era-Enterprise DeWitt, Arkansas
- Benton County
- Gentry Courier Journal 1896-1897
- Gentry Courier Journal Advance 1897-1949
- Independence County
- Mississippi County
- Leachville
- World’s cresset 1903-1918
The World’s Cresset began in 1891 in Aurora Springs, Missouri, as the journalistic brainchild of Leroy Sylvester Garrett. In publicity introducing the new four-page, six-column weekly, Garrett called it “The Aurora Springs Cresset,” but he seemed to decide later to expand the scope of the paper beyond Aurora Springs.
- World’s cresset 1903-1918
- Leachville
- Sebastian County
The following newspapers are hosted by the Fort Smith Library through History Archives interface which doesn’t allow direct linking (aka, it’s poorly designed). In order to access these you’ll need to use the following link: Fort Smith Library Community Archives- Arkansas Developer 1894-1894
- Belle Grove School Journal 1872-1872
- Daily News Record 1894-1895
- Daily Southwest American 1911-1911
- Evening Call 1891-1891
- Fort Smith Bulletin 1862-1862
- Fort Smith Daily Herald 1877-1879
- Fort Smith Daily Time and Herald 1861-1861
- Fort Smith Elevator 1878-1909
- Fort Smith Enterprise 1895-1895
- Fort Smith Herald 1848-1881
- Fort Smith Herald and New Elevator 1912-1915
- Fort Smith New Era 1863-1870
- Fort Smith News Record 1896-1907
- Fort Smith Southwest American 1908-1911
- Fort Smith Standard 1867-1867
- Fort Smith Times Record 1924-1929
- Fort Smith Tri Weekly Bulletin 1862-1862
- Fort Smith Tri Weekly Herald 1865-1866
- Fort Smith Weekly Herald 1867-1879
- Fort Smith Weekly New Era 1865-1874
- News Record 1894-1894
- Ouachita Conference Journal 1863-1863
- South West Independent 1854-1854
- Southwest American 1908-1932
- Southwest Times Record 1923-1932
- Sun 1898-1898
- Thirty Fifth Parallel 1860-1861
- Times Record 2012-2018
- Tri Weekly Fort Smith Herald 1870-1872
- War Times 1863-1863
- Weekly New Era 1880-1884
- Western Independent 1872-1877
- Wheelers Daily Independent 1879-1879
- Wheelers Independent 1878-1883
- Wheelers Western Independent 1878-1878
Arkansas Newspaper Transcriptions
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Extracts from the The Glenwood Herald
- The Pike County Tribune
Arkansas Obituaries
- Benton County
- Bradley County
- Craighead County
- Monette Arkansas newspaper obituaries & death notices 1920-1927
Including formal obituaries, death notices, funerals attended, thank-you notes for condolences, murders & suicides - Index of Craighead County Obituaries from the Monette Weekly Sun 1962-1968
- Index of Craighead County Deaths, Obituaries, Memorials & Articles from Jonesboro Sun 1885-2018
- Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas Deaths, Marriages & Births
from Marked Tree Gazette and the Marked Tree Tribune- Births and Birthdays Celebrated
- Marriages and Wedding Anniversaries
- Deaths and Those Not Expected to Survive
- Monette Arkansas newspaper obituaries & death notices 1920-1927
- Faulkner County
- Log Cabin Democrat Obituaries 1997-2015
This index contains only the burials for Faulkner County cemeteries. Obituaries which did not designate a cemetery were not indexed.
- Log Cabin Democrat Obituaries 1997-2015
- Jefferson County
- Pine Bluff – Jefferson County Obituary Records
- Lawrence County
- The Times Dispatch Index of Obituaries
The Times Dispatch is a weekly newspaper printed in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas
- The Times Dispatch Index of Obituaries
- Marion County
- Perry County
- Collection of obituaries (1870-1990), Perry County, Arkansas
This compilation of obituaries and death notices came from a variety of sources and range over a hundred-year period.
- Collection of obituaries (1870-1990), Perry County, Arkansas
- Pike County
- Pope County
- Pope County, Arkansas obituaries 1977
These obituaries were copied from: The Courier-Democrat, Russellville, Arkansas; The Atkins Chronicle, Atkins, Arkansas; and The Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas. With the combined coverage of all three papers, all Pope County residents and former Pope Comity residents, who have passed away in 1977, should be listed in this book. - Obituary and death notices of Pope County, Arkansas
These obituaries were copied from the Russellville Democrat and the Courier Democrat except for the year 1897 when the Atkins Chronicle was used. Includes full-name indexes. - Pope County, Arkansas obituaries
These obituaries were copied from the Arkansas Gazette and the Courier Democrat
- Pope County, Arkansas obituaries 1977
- Pulaski County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- The Fayetteville Public Library Obituary Records 1868-2010
The content of the obituary database is not comprehensive and there may be inadvertant omissions. You may want to consult a variety of resources in order to conduct a comprehensive search. Newspapers extracted: Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, Fayetteville Daily Democrat - Washington County Obituaries from ARGenWeb Archives
- The Fayetteville Public Library Obituary Records 1868-2010
- White County
- White County Arkansas Obituary Index
Over 20,000 obituaries available from the White County Arkansas Historical Society.
- White County Arkansas Obituary Index
- Yell County
- Yell County Obituaries
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- Yell County Obituaries
Arkansas Periodicals
- The Arkansas genealogical register
- Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association
- Boone County historian (Arkansas)
- Historical quarterly (Carroll County Historical Society)
- v. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1955)
- v. 1, no. 3 (Mar 1956)
- v. 2, no. 1 Jan 1957
- v. 2, no. 3 (June 1957)
- v. 2, no. 4 Sep 1957
- v. 3, no. 1 Mar 1958
- v. 3, no. 2 Jun 1958
- v. 3, no. 3 Sep 1958
- v. 3, no. 4 Dec 1958
- v. 4, no. 1 Mar 1959
- v. 4, no. 2 Jun 1959
- v. 4, no. 3 Sep 1959
- v. 4, no. 4 Dec 1959
- v. 5, no. 1 Mar 1960
- v. 5, no. 2 Jun 1960
- v. 5, no. 3 Sep 1960
- v. 5, no. 4 Dec 1960
- v. 5, no. 5 Mar 1960
- v. 6, no. 2 Jun 1961
- v. 6, no. 3 Sep 1961
- v. 6, no. 4 Dec 1961
- v. 7, no. 1 Mar 1962
- v. 7, no. 3 Sep 1962
- v. 7, no. 4 Dec 1962
- v. 8, no. 3 Sep 1963
- v. 8, no. 4 Dec 1963
- v. 9, no. 1 Mar 1964
- v. 9, no. 4 Dec 1964
- v. 10, no. 1 Mar 1965
- v. 10, no. 2 Jun 1965
- v. 10, no. 3 Sep 1965
- v. 10, no. 4 Dec 1965
- v. 11, no. 2 Jun 1966
- v. 11, no. 3 Sep 1966
- v. 12, no. 1 Mar 1967
- v. 12, no. 2 Jun 1967
- v. 13, no. 2 Jun 1968
- v. 13, no. 3 Sep 1968
- Searcy County ancestor information exchange (Arkansas)
- The Arkansas Researcher
- The Gems of Pike County, Arkansas
- The Randolph County review
- The Saline 1986-2012
The Saline: the quarterly publication of the Saline County History and Heritage Society. The Saline began publishing in 1986 and continued through 2012. It contained family records, public record transcriptions, and other information of interest to those interested in Saline County history and genealogy. This page provides a list of available online issues as well as indices for the entire series.
Arkansas Research Guides
- A Directory of churches and religious organizations in the state of Arkansas, 1942
Historical Records Survey (Arkansas) - A guide to selected manuscript collections in the University of Arkansas library
- A handy guide to record-searching in the larger cities of the United States
including a guide to their vital records and some maps with street indexes with other information of genealogical value - A guide to using the Dollarhide system for genealogical records
- A survey of the county records of Arkansas
- Inventory of the county archives of Arkansas
- no. 3, Baxter County (Mountain Home)
- no. 8, Carroll County (Berryville and Eureka Springs)
- no. 12, Cleburne County (Heber Springs)
- no. 13, Cleveland County (Rison)
- no. 19, Cross County (Wynne)
- no. 23, Faulkner County (Conway)
- no. 30, Hot Spring (Malvern)
- no. 33, Izard County (Melbourne)
- no. 34, Jackson County (Newport)
- no. 44, Madison County (Huntsville)
- no. 48, Monroe County (Clarendon)
- no. 49, Montgomery County (Mt. Ida)
- no. 57, Polk County
- no. 62, Saline County (Benton)
- no. 63, Scott County (Waldron)
- no. 65, Searcy County (Marshall)
- American imprints inventory
no. 39, a checklist of Arkansas imprints, 1821-1876. Historical Records Survey (Arkansas). - Arkansas Genealogical Research Aid
Arkansas genealogical research eight is a quarterly publication, issued in conjunction with the comp violations of “Arkansas Cemetery Statistics & Genealogical Records”. The work is designed to help the researcher in Arkansas of records, especially those living out of state. - Master Library Index, 1968-1970
Master index, a volume listing genealogical and related data available in libraries throughout the state, was conceived and initiated by the Arkansas State Society, DAR, about 1966. At the time Mrs. Winslow C. Spousta was State Regent and Mrs. Paul E. Francis was State Librarian, the book was a loose leaf compilation of listings submitted by ten chapters; the contents were indexed by towns and kept in the genealogical section of Little Rock Public Library. - Union list of Arkansas newspapers, 1819-1942
A partial inventory of Arkansas newspaper files available in offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Arkansas. Historical Records Survey (Arkansas)
Arkansas School Records
- Washington County
Arkansas Vital Records
- Arkansas Vital Records
- Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965
Index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Arkansas. Included are a few records of events outside of Arkansas, some predating the Louisiana Purchase and the creation of the Arkansas territory. The year range represents most of the records. - Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976
This is a collection of selected church marriages from Arkansas. Many of the records are from Columbia and Woodruff counties. - Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Index of marriages from the Arkansas Vital Records Division, Arkansas Department of Health. - Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944
Name index to marriage records from the state of Arkansas. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. - Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Index of deaths from the Arkansas Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health. - Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963
Name index to death and burial records from the state of Arkansas. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 10,447 records. - In Remembrance Death Records from Arkansas State Archives
- Craighead County
- Craighead County Marriage Index
- Eastern District: Lake City Courthouse 1883-1954
- Western District: Jonesboro Courthouse 1878-2003
- Craighead County Marriage Index
- Marion County
- Marriages For January 1857 thru January 1880
- Surname Register and Marriage Index: A thru C, D thru L, M thru S, T thru Z
- Marriage Book E – Brides – Index. First book after courthouse burned
- Marriage Book E – Grooms – Index. First book after courthouse burned
- Pike County
- Pulaski County Marriage Records
Search for recent marriage records from Pulaski County 1970-Present - Sebastian County
- Fort Smith Cemetery Index
This index includes individuals buried in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The information was taken from interment records from the following cemeteries: Calvary (Catholic)–to 1991; Forest Park–1910-1988; Rose Lawn & Holy Cross–1930-1991; U.S. National Cemetery–to 1990; Washington Cemetery–1943-1996; Woodlawn Memorial Park–1959-1989. This index is a result of hard work by many volunteers and the library extends sincere thanks to all involved. - Fort Smith City Birth Records
The source of this index is the official “Record of Report of Births Filed With the City Clerk of Fort Smith Arkansas”. Births were first recorded with the City of Fort Smith in 1881, and continued to be recorded at the city level until 1965. Many local births were never recorded with the city. The period currently covered by this index is 1881-1921. - Fort Smith City Death Records
The source of these records is the official “Record of Report of Deaths Filed With the City Clerk of Fort Smith Arkansas”. Deaths were first recorded with the City of Fort Smith in 1881, and continued to be recorded at the city level until 1965. Many local deaths were never recorded with the city. These records are in the process of being indexed, and will be updated periodically. The period currently covered by this index is 1881-1924. - Sebastian County Marriage Records
This index includes individuals married in Sebastian County (Fort Smith and Greenwood) from years 1863-June 14, 2001. The years of 1847 and 1861 are included as well. Source Information provided by the Sebastian County Clerk’s marriage records. These records will be updated periodically. - Arkansas, Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963
Records of births and deaths from Sebastian County, Arkansas, 1877-1929. Also includes death records from Fort Smith, 1945-1963. This collection is part of a cooperative indexing project with the Central Arkansas Genealogical And Historical Society. - 1860 Mortality Census
- 1870 Mortality Census
- 1880 Mortality Census
- Some Entries from the St. Johns Episcopal Church Burial Records 1860’s-80’s
- Old Sebastian County Funeral Home Records from the 1880’s
- Fort Smith Cemetery Index
- Washington County
Arkansas Yearbooks
- College
- Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College, University of Arkansas at Monticello
- Arkansas Polytechnic College
- Arkansas State Teachers College
- Arkansas State University
- Henderson State University; Henderson State College; Henderson State Teachers College – Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- The Star – 1925
- The Star – 1926
- The Star – 1927
- The Star – 1940
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- The Star – 1947
- The Star – 1953
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- The Star – 1974
- The Star – 1975
- The Star – 1976
- The Star – 1977
- Hendrix College
- Little Rock University (Arkansas)
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas)
- State Agricultural and Mechanical College (Jonesboro, Ark.); Arkansas State College
- University of Arkansas. School of Medicine
- University of Arkansas
- History of the University of Arkansas
- The Cardinal – 1910
- The Razorback -1937
- The Razorback – 1938
- The Razorback – 1942
- The Razorback – 1943
- The Razorback – 1946
- The Razorback – 1947
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- The Razorback – 1949
- The Razorback – 1951
- The Razorback – 1952
- The Razorback – 1955
- The Razorback – 1958
- The Razorback – 1964
- The Razorback – 1967
- The Razorback – 1969
- The Razorback – 1970
- The Razorback – 1972
- High Schools
- Arkansas City High School (Arkansas City, Kan.)
- Dumas High School (Dumas, Arkansas)
- Hall High School (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Huntsville High School (Huntsville, Arkansas)
- Little Rock High School
- Mountain View High School (Mountain View, Arkansas)
- Warren High School (Warren, Arkansas)
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Biography of Anthony Casey
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Biography of William A. Halliburton
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Biography of Dr. John M. Casey
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Biography of Jacob Yocum
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Biography of J. Frank Seaman
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Biography of Judge Joseph Scott Wilson
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Biography of Dr. E. B. Brown
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Biography of Elihu C. Beckham
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Biography of Dr. John W. S. Leslie
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Biography of John R. McCormick
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Biography of John Murphy
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Biography of Lynn Adams
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Biography of Dr. A. B. Davis
Biography of William L. Aylor
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Biography of Dr. George W. Floyd
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Biography of John W. Irvine
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Biography of V. C. Bratton
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Biography of Hon. Charles P. Brooks
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Biography of Capt. James Berrien Harper
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Biography of Zach T. Wasson
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Biography of Dr. Hiempsal S. Dodd
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Biography of W. J. Hornbarger
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Biography of Judge James P. Wood
Biography of William H. Paine
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Biography of James P. M. Norman
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Biography of John H. Middleton
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Biography of Judge John Q. Adams
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