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Arkansas Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Birth Records
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931, index
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872, index & images
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
- Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965, index
- Arkansas genealogical collection
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 71
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 75
- Arkansas, Church Records, 1922-1977, index links to images
- Arkansas, Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963, index
- Arkansas, Sevier County, Birth Records, 1914-1923, index links to images
- Mississippi, Church Records, 1910-1919, index links to images
- Nevada County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992, index & images
- Probate Court minutes (Marion County, Arkansas), 1888-1905
- Surnames from Arkansas
- Surnames from Arkansas
Marriage Records
- United States Western States Marriage Index, index & images
- United States, GenealogyBank Historic Newspaper Marriages, 1815-2011, index links to images
- United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940, index links to images
- Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976, index & images
- Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939, index
- Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944, index
- Arkansas, Church Records, 1922-1977, index links to images
- Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957, index & images
- Mississippi, Church Records, 1910-1919, index links to images
- Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993, index & images
- Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005, index
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
- Arkansas genealogical collection
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 71
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 75
- Surnames from Arkansas
- Surnames from Arkansas
Divorce Records
Death Records
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961, index
- United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968, index & images
- United States Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953, index
- United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903, index & images
- United States Social Security Death Index, index & images
- United States, Panama Canal Zone, Index to the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Registers, 1906-1991, index
- Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, index
- Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963, index
- Arkansas, Church Records, 1922-1977, index links to images
- Arkansas, Sevier County, Death Records, 1914-1923, index links to images
- Mississippi, Church Records, 1910-1919, index links to images
- 1850 mortality schedules of Arkansas
- 1870 and 1880 mortality schedule Arkansas, Dodd Family
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
- Arkansas genealogical collection
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 71
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 75
- Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer’s schedule, 1850-1880
- Surnames from Arkansas
- Surnames from Arkansas
Cemeteries
- United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921, index & images
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, index links to images
- US – BillionGraves Index, index links to images
- US – Find A Grave Index, index links to images
- Arkansas, Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Records, 1867-2013, index & images
- Arkansas cemetery records, 1965-1966
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 73
- Cemetery records of Arkansas
- Civil War veteran burials, Arkansas
- Civil War veterans burials from various states
- Headstones, Hot Springs, Arkansas monument company
- Relocated cemeteries in Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Texas
- Some tombstone inscriptions from Oklahoma-Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi and Texas
- West Point Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery: near Searcy, Arkansas
Obituaries
- United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011, index links to images
- United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, index & images
- United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012, index & images
- Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014, index links to images
- Arkansas obituaries, 1997-2013
- Obits from the Sentinel-record newspaper
- Obituary and death notices of Pope County, Arkansas
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
Wills & Probate
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 75
- Arkansas probate records, 1817-1979
- Index to wills and administrations of Arkansas from the earliest to 1900
Arkansas Residence Records
Census
- State of the month . . . Arkansas
- 1749 – Arkansas census made 1749
- 1810 – United States Census, 1810, index & images
- 1820 – United States Census, 1820, index & images
- 1830 – An index to fifth census of the United States, 1830, population schedules, territory of Arkansas
- 1830 – Arkansas census, 1830
- 1830 – Arkansas, 1830 and 1840 federal census : population schedules
- 1830 – United States Census, 1830, index & images
- 1840 – Alabama 1830 and Arkansas1840 census index
- 1840 – An index to 1840 United States census of Arkansas
- 1840 – An index to the fifth United States census of Arkansas
- 1840 – An index to the fifth United States census of Arkansas
- 1840 – Arkansas, 1830 and 1840 federal census : population schedules
- 1840 – Federal population schedules: Arkansas census 1840
- 1840 – United States Census, 1840, index & images
- 1848 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, index & images
- 1850 – 1850 Census of Arkansas: McKinney family information
- 1850 – 1850 mortality schedules of Arkansas
- 1850 – Arkansas 1850 census index: McElray, McElroe, McElroy, McIllroy, McIlroy, McKelroy and McLeroy
- 1850 – Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer’s schedule, 1850-1880
- 1850 – Arkansas travelers
- 1850 – Arkansas: 1850 federal census
- 1850 – Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957, index & images
- 1850 – Surname list, federal population schedules, Arkansas census 1850: Crawford County, Franklin County, Polk County, Pope County, Scott County
- 1850 – United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, index & images
- 1850 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850, index & images
- 1850 – United States Census, 1850, index & images
- 1860 – 1860 census Minnesota-Lewis County, Missouri marriages
- 1860 – Arkansas, 1860 federal census
- 1860 – United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860, index & images
- 1860 – United States Census, 1860, index & images
- 1870 – Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer’s schedule, 1850-1880
- 1870 – Arkansas, 1870 federal census
- 1870 – United States Census, 1870, index & images
- 1880 – Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer’s schedule, 1850-1880
- 1880 – Arkansas, 1880 federal census
- 1880 – Arkansas, 1880 federal census
- 1880 – United States Census, 1880, index & images
- 1885 – United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, index links to images
- 1890 – United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890, index & images
- 1900 – Arkansas, 1900 federal census
- 1900 – Arkansas, 1900 federal census
- 1900 – United States Census, 1900, index & images
- 1908 – United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, index links to images
- 1910 – Arkansas, 1910 federal census
- 1910 – United States Census, 1910, index & images
- 1920 – Arkansas, 1920 federal census
- 1920 – United States Census, 1920, index & images
- 1930 – Arkansas, 1930 federal census
- 1930 – Arkansas, 1930 federal census
- 1930 – United States Census, 1930, index & images
- 1940 – Arkansas, 1940 population census : population schedules
- 1940 – United States Census, 1940, index & images
Court
Directories
Emigration/Immigration/Migration
- United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956, index
- United States Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957, index
- United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925, index & images
- History of immigration to Arkansas
- Louisiana passages 1718-1724
- Migrations to Sebastion County, Arkansas : [from Goodspeed’s History of 1888, continued from last issue]
- Tennesseans in Arkansas
Land & Property
- Arkansas genealogical record, vol. 72
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 75
- The Arkansas grant : a brief history from the time the grant was made by the Mexican government in 1832, together with copies of the legal documents that have been recorded according to law, conveying the title to the present owners, and the opinions of four celebrated land attorneys: General Benj. F. Butler, Boston, Mass.; Judge Francisco Sepulveda, City of Mexico; Hon. Aaron S. Everest, Atchison, Kas.; Judge A.B. Bright, New York City
- Choctaw certificates of ownership in Boone County, Arkansas
- Original purchasers of land in southwest Arkansas from 1826, book 1
- Original survey plats
- Records of improvements A, in Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation
- Spanish land claims; tract books, ca. 1803-1900
- Tribal officers, 1866-1914, Financial records of Tribal Officers, 1905-1913 and National Council, 1820-1907
- Card files
Maps, Almanacs, & Gazetteers
- Arkansas, 1905 community & business directory
- Counties of Arkansas : general highway and transportation maps
- General highway and transportation maps, counties of Arkansas
- State highway route and section map … Arkansas
- County offices
- The empire that Missouri Pacific serves
- Municipal offices
- Historical atlas of Arkansas
Naturalization & Citizenship
Passports
- United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925, index & images
Taxation
- Arkansas tax records, 1821-1884
- Internal Revenue assessment lists for Arkansas, 1865-1874 : annual, monthly and special lists
Voters
Workhouse/Poorhouse/Soldier Homes
- Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963, index links to images
Arkansas Daily Life Records
Alumni, Schools, & Yearbooks
- Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957, index & images
- Early White County Schools
- Educational institutions, churches and benevolent societies. Part I, Educational institutions
- Records of the Superintendent of Education for the state of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned lands, 1865-1871
Bible Records
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 74
- Louisiana Bible records, vols. 2-4, 1951, 1955-1956
- Mid-south Bible records
- Miscellaneous Bible and cemetery records
- Oklahoma bible records
Bibliography
Biography
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
- The 346th Infantry historical notes, 1917-1919
- Annals of Arkansas, 1947 : a narrative historical edition revising, reediting and continuing A Centennial history of Arkansas, preserving the record of the growth and development of the state and chronicling the genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages
- Arkansas and its people, a history, 1541-1930
- Arkansas pioneers
- 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 number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of their prominent citizens
- 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties
- 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent 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 … biographies of distinguished citizens … [etc.]
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- 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 pictorial history of Arkansas
- Biographical and pictorial history of Arkansas
- The book of three states : notable men of Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee
- Centennial history of Arkansas
- Centennial history of Arkansas
- The encyclopedia of the new west : containing fully authenticated information of the agricultural, mercantile, commercial, manufacturing, mining and grazing industries and representing the character, development, resources and present condition of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Indian Territory; also, biographical sketches of their representative men and women
- Goodspeed’s histories
- Historical review of Arkansas, its commerce, industry and modern affairs
- Historical review of Arkansas, its commerce, industry and modern affairs
- History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas : from the earliest time to the present ; including a department devoted to the preservation of sundrey personal, business, professional, and private records ..
- History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas : from the earliest time to the present ; including a department devoted to the preservation of sundrey personal, business, professional, and private records ..
- Papers and documents of eminent Arkansans. Part III, An account of books, manuscripts, documents and papers in private hands
- Pioneer sketches: [Biographies from counties in Missouri and Arkansas, 1800’s]
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- A Reminiscent history of the Ozark region : comprising a condensed general history, a brief descriptive history of each county and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties
- A reminiscent history of the Ozark region : comprising a condensed general history, a brief descriptive history of each county, and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties
- Some living Arkansas writers
- Who’s who in the central states : a biographical dictionary of leading men and women of the Central States
- Pioneer sketches : [Biographies of various names, southern states, 1800’s]
- The encyclopedia of the new West : containing fully authenticated information of the agricultural, mercantile, commercial, manufacturing, mining and grazing industries, and representing the character, development, resources and present condition of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Indian Territory : also, biographical sketches of their representative men and women
Business & Commerce
- Arkansas mortality schedules, production of agriculture schedules and manufacturer’s schedule, 1850-1880
- Arkansas, 1905 community & business directory
- Oldest bank in Arkansas : the McIlroy bank of Fayetteville, Ark
- Private banks in Arkansas
- Records of improvements A, in Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation
- The story of telephones in Searcy [White County Arkansas]
- Tribal officers, 1866-1914, Financial records of Tribal Officers, 1905-1913 and National Council, 1820-1907
Church
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 71
- Arkansas births and christenings, 1812-1965
- Arkansas deaths and burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963
- Arkansas marriages, 1837-1944
- Church records, 1952-1961
- Church records, 1953-1963
- Liberty Baptist Association minutes, 1886-1920
- Minutes of the 33rd annual session of the Ouachita Primitive Baptist Association….1882
- Minutes of the third session of the Columbia Colored Baptist Association …..1880
- Minutes of the White River Presbytery
- Record of members, 1897-1901
- A century of faith : a history of the First Christian Church, Harrison, Arkansas, 1876-1976
- History and genealogy of the early Mormon Church in Arkansas (1897-1975)
- History of First Methodist Church in Searcy [1818-1964]
- ” The History of the American Flag”: [pageant, cast listed]
- History of the Columbia Baptist Association, Magnolia, Arkansas
- The history of the First Baptist Church in Searcy : four houses of worship in 113 years
- The history of the first Presbyterian Church since 1936
- History of Wachita Conference
- Looking back through thirty years
- Souvenir program featuring the centennial celebration of the Columbia District Missionary Baptist Association . . . October 14-17, 1975
- A directory of churches and religious organizations in the state of Arkansas, 1942
- Inventory of the church archives of Arkansas : First Church of Christ, Scientist
Court
- Probate Court minutes (Marion County, Arkansas), 1888-1905
- Tribal officers, 1866-1914, Financial records of Tribal Officers, 1905-1913 and National Council, 1820-1907
Description & Travel
- Historic places in Arkansas
- A Journal of travels into the Arkansas Territory during the year 1819
- Pencil sketching in the Ozarks
- Some historic landmarks in Arkansas
- Arkansas a guide to the state
Employment, Officials, Occupations
- United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970, index
- The industrial history of Arkansas
- Arkansas governors and United States senators
Ethnicity
African American
- US – United States Freedmen’s Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872, index links to images (misc, court, land, labor, medical, African American)
- US – United States Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872, index & images (census, labor, immigration, slavery, birth, death, military, African American)
- US – United States, Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874, index & images (bank, business, family information, African American)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872, index & images (marriage, labor, land, court, medical)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872, index & images (medical, African American, cemetery, birth, death, family names)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, court, labor, bounty, medical, land, personal information)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872, index & images
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872, index & images (African American, rations, relief, slavery, slave owners)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, employment, medical)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Freedmen’s Court Records, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, court, military, school, misc)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, land, court)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of Freedmen’s Complaints, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, legal)
- US – United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872, index & images (African American, school, legal)
- Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869
Native American
- United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940, index links to images
- United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940, index links to images
- United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-1910, index links to images
- United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970, index & images
- Application for Chickamauga tribal enrollment
- Letter book of the Arkansas trading house, 1805-1810
- Letterbook of the Natchitoches-Sulphur Fork factory, 1809-1821
- Choctaw certificates of ownership in Boone County, Arkansas
- Records of improvements A, in Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation
- Records of the Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1832-1870
- Tribal officers, 1866-1914, Financial records of Tribal Officers, 1905-1913 and National Council, 1820-1907
Japanese American
- United States, War Relocation Authority centers, final accountability rosters, 1945-1946
- United States Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942-1946, index
Minorities
- United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012, index & images
- Arkansas, Freedmen’s Bureau Field Office records, 1864-1872
- Records of the field offices for the state of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
- Records of the Superintendent of Education for the state of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned lands, 1865-1871
- United States, War Relocation Authority centers, final accountability rosters, 1945-1946
Folklore
Genealogy
- A roster of the Arkansas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1893-1968 : and register of ancestors
- Master library index, 1968-1970
- Arkansas genealogical collection
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 71
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 73
- Arkansas genealogical records, vol. 74
- Biographical and pictorial history of Arkansas
- Early days in Arkansas : being for the most part the personal recollections of an old settler
- The encyclopedia of the new West : containing fully authenticated information of the agricultural, mercantile, commercial, manufacturing, mining and grazing industries, and representing the character, development, resources and present condition of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Indian Territory: also, biographical sketches of their representative men and women
- Genealogical gleanings from the South
- Genealogy of Michael Womack: the pioneer Arkansan who named Nashville, Arkansas
- Indian land titles: acts annotated
- Lineage charts and family group sheets: submitted by members of Hempstead County Genealogical Society
- Private papers
- Rootbound in the hills: a collection of weekly newspaper columns on Ozark genealogy originally published September 22, 1987-May 12, 1992
- Wagon train 1829-30
- Arkansas genealogy bibliography
- North American genealogical sources: southwestern states
- The Arkansas genealogical register
- The Backtracker (Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society)
- Four states genealogist
- The Genie (Louisiana)
- Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association
Government & Legal
Government & Politics
History
- The aftermath of the Civil War, in Arkansas
- Annals of Arkansas, 1947: a narrative historical edition revising, reediting and continuing A Centennial history of Arkansas, preserving the record of the growth and development of the state and chronicling the genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages
- Arkansas a guide to the state
- Arkansas and its people, a history, 1541-1930
- Arkansas pioneers
- 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 number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of their prominent citizens
- 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties
- 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such 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 named herein, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent 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 … biographies of distinguished citizens … [etc.]
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- Biographical and historical memoirs of southern Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county
- 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 pictorial history of Arkansas
- Biographical and pictorial history of Arkansas
- Centennial history of Arkansas
- Centennial history of Arkansas
- Church history, 1845-1975
- County offices
- The Doniphan Lumber Company : [the history and those involved]
- Early Arkansas newspapers
- Early days and war times in northern Arkansas
- Early days in Arkansas : being for the most part the personal recollections of an old settler
- The encyclopedia of the new West : containing fully authenticated information of the agricultural, mercantile, commercial, manufacturing, mining and grazing industries, and representing the character, development, resources and present condition of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Indian Territory : also, biographical sketches of their representative men and women
- Fireside stories of the early days in the Ozarks
- The French influence in America
- The high lights of Arkansas history
- Historical review of Arkansas, its commerce, industry and modern affairs
- Historical review of Arkansas, its commerce, industry and modern affairs
- History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas : from the earliest time to the present ; including a department devoted to the preservation of sundrey personal, business, professional, and private records ..
- History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas : from the earliest time to the present ; including a department devoted to the preservation of sundrey personal, business, professional, and private records ..
- History of immigration to Arkansas
- A history of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas : being an account of the early settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and times of peace
- History of the Arkansas press for a hundred years and more
- The industrial history of Arkansas
- The lands of the Five Civilized Tribes : a treatise upon the law applicable to the lands of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, with a compilation of all treaties, federal acts, laws of Arkansas and of the several tribes relating thereto, together with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior governing the sale of tribal lands, the leasing and sale of alloted lands and the removal of restrictions
- Legal status of negroes in Arkansas before the Civil War
- Missouri & Arkansas Railroad
- Missouri and Arkansas Railroad
- Municipal offices
- Pencil sketching in the Ozarks
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- Pioneers and makers of Arkansas
- The post office in early Arkansas
- Presidential reconstruction in Arkansas
- A Reminiscent history of the Ozark region : comprising a condensed general history, a brief descriptive history of each county and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties
- A reminiscent history of the Ozark region : comprising a condensed general history, a brief descriptive history of each county, and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties
- Seminary land grant
- Six months from Tennessee : a story of the many pioneers of Miller County, Arkansas, based on the life of Claiborne Wright, the most dominant of those who dared to settle in what would become southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas
- Some historic landmarks in Arkansas
- State supervision of railroad transportation in Arkansas
- Suffrage in Arkansas
- Feature story written in 1938 recalls early days in Judsonia
- Presidential reconstruction in Arkansas
- American imprints inventory: no. 39, a checklist of Arkansas imprints, 1821-1876
- Bulletin of information
- The Arkansas historical quarterly
- Bulletin of information
- Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association
- Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association
- Bulletin of information
- Letters of Hiram Abiff Whittington, an Arkansas pioneer from Massachusetts, 1827-1834
- Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869 : NARA, RG105, M979
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
- Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951, index & images
- Bulletin of information
- State of the month . . . Arkansas
- A guide to selected manuscript collections in the University of Arkansas library
- A survey of the county records of Arkansas
Magazines & Periodicals
Names & Surnames
- Surnames from Arkansas: Haynes family, Haines family, Stone family, Turner family, Haynes Surname Association (George, Washington), Hanes family, Andrews family, Austin family, Edgeworth family, Foster family, Han family, Hunt family, Quinn family
Newspapers
- Early White County Newspapers [Arkansas]
- Old papers bring the elegant eighties back to life again
- “The Pink tea” : [this article appeared in the Searcy Daily Citizen, 1894]
- Political and economic life in White County : gleanings from old newspapers
- Searcy merchants and professional men in Searcy 1889 : [from the Arkansas Beacon and White County Wheel]
- State of the month . . . Arkansas
- 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
- History of the Arkansas press for a hundred years and more
Postal & Shipping Guides
Prisons & Prisoners
Public Records
- United States Public Records, 1970-2009, index
- County offices
- Letters and surveying contracts received by the General Land Office from the Surveyor General for Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, 1813-1832
- Official correspondence of Governor Izard 1825-1826
- Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869 : NARA, RG105, M979
Slavery & Bondage
- Arkansas, Freedmen’s Bureau Field Office records, 1864-1872
- Legal status of negroes in Arkansas before the Civil War
- No land — only slaves
- Records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War : Series J, Selections from the Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869 : NARA, RG105, M979
- Records of the field offices for the state of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 : NARA, RG105, M1901
- Records of the Superintendent of Education for the state of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned lands, 1865-1871 : NARA, RG105, M980
- Arkansas biographical card file index, 1819-1950
Societies
- History of Order Eastern Star of Arkansas : organized 1876
- A roster of the Arkansas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1893-1968 : and register of ancestors
Military Records
- Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945, index & images
- United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981, index
- United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, index & images
- United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949, index & images
- United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937, index & images
- United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891, index & images
- United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926, index & images
- United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903, index & images
- United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, index & images
- Arkansas second registration draft cards, 1948-1959
- Genealogical records of Sherman Lee Pompey
- Report of the adjutant general of the Arkansas state guard, 1897-1900: including the period of the Spanish-American war
- Arkansas second registration draft cards, 1948-1959
- Portraits
Revolutionary War
- United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872, index & images
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, index & images
Mexican War, 1846-1848
- United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848, index & images
- United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926, index & images
US Civil War
- United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903, index & images
- Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, index links to images
- Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, index links to images
- Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929, index & images
- Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963, index links to images
- United States Civil War Confederate Applications for Pardons, 1865-1867, index links to images
- United States Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865, index links to images
- United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, index & images
- United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934, index links to images
- United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917, index links to images
- Arkansas – Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939, index & images
- Arkansas Civil War service records of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865
- Arkansas Civil War service records of Union soldier, 1861-1865
- Index to compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Arkansas
- Index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Arkansas
- Arkansas Civil War service records of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865
- Arkansas Civil War service records of Union soldier, 1861-1865
- Arkansas CSA deaths, Union prisons and military hospitals : National Archives source
- Civil War veteran burials, Arkansas
- Confederate service record, out of state, Arkansas, 1861-1865
- Inmates in the Arkansas Confederate Home (Little Rock, Arkansas), ca. 1890-1963
- Boone County Civil War sesquicentennial, historic marker dedication, Court Park, Harrison, Arkansas. April 28, 2012
- The Campaigns of Walker’s Texas Division : containing a complete record of the campaigns in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas; the skirmish at Perkins’ Landing and the battles of Milliken’s Bend, Bayou Bourbeux, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Jenkins’ Ferry, etc., including the federal’s report of the battles, names of the officers of the Division, dairy of marches, camp scenery, anecdotes, description of the country through which the division marched, etc.
- The flags of the Confederate armies : returned to the men who bore them by the United States government
- History of the First and Second Missouri Confederate brigades, 1861-1865 : and, from Wakarusa to Appomattox, a military anagraph
- Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove : or, Scenes and incidents of the war in Arkansas
- Points and places of historical interest in Arkansas. Part V, Historic battlefields
- Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas : for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866
- Searcy Landing, August 13, 1864 : [war of the Rebellion records]
- The seeds of black Easter : a laymans account of the Civil War veterans of Johnson County, Arkansas
- Shelby and his men : or, The war in the West
- Skirmish at Rolling Prairie sesquicentennial marker dedication, October 27, 2012
- Loyalty on the frontier, or, Sketches of Union men of the South-west : with incidents and adventures in rebellion on the border
- Confederate women of Arkansas in the Civil War, 1861-1865 : memorial reminiscences
- Confederate regiment organized in north Arkansas. : historical marker unveiled recognizing the 14th Arkansas infantry, C. S. A. at city park, Lead Hill, August 11, 2012
- Loyalty on the frontier, or, Sketches of Union men of the South-west : with incidents and adventures in rebellion on the border
- List of general and field officers Arkansas troops, C.S.A., and state troops
- Muster lists of the Arkansas confederate troops
- Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas : for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866
- Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929
- Arkansas Confederate pensions, 1901-1929
- Ex-Confederate pension records,1893-1939
Indian Wars
- United States Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926, index & images
Spanish-American War, 1898
World War I
- United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919, index links to images
- United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, index & images
- Mississippi, World War I Army Veterans, Master alphabetical index, 1917-1918, index links to images
- Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, index & images
- The 346th Infantry historical notes, 1917-1919
- Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas : for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866
- Arkansas, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919
- Arkansas, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, 1917-1918
World War II
- United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, index
- United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, index & images
- Arkansas – Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945, index & images
- Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945, index & images
- 5th Armored Division, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
- Thirty-fifth Division, Camp Robinson, Arkansas, 1941
- 5th Armored Division, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
- Arkansas first draft registration cards, 1940-1945
- Arkansas Selective Service System registration cards [World War II] : fourth registration
- Arkansas, World War II 4th draft registration cards, 1942
Korean War
Veterans, Enlistments, Pensions
- United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, index links to images
- Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939, index & images
- Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929
- Arkansas Confederate pensions, 1901-1929
- Arkansas ex-confederate pension records, 1891-1939
- Ex-Confederate pension records,1893-1939
- Arkansas ex-confederate pension records, 1891-1939
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