Arkansas Substitute Birth, Marriage, and Death Records online

Arkansas substitute birth, marriage, and death records online lists alternate places to look for BMDs including family bibles, census records, cemetery records, funeral home records, obituaries, probate records, military records, naturalization and citizenship records, and more.

**If you haven’t been able to find an ancestor in Arkansas Birth, Marriage, and Death Records online, these are some great substitute birth, marriage, and death record options.**

Family Bibles	Family bibles often include a front page where family names, birth dates, and birth places are recorded
Census Records	US Census records from 1850 forward contain the age and state or country of birth for each member of a household Some census records give the month and year of birth Some census records give the relationship to the head of the household
Cemetery Records	Cemetery headstones usually give the birth and death year and sometimes the complete birth and death dates Some tombstones include the country of birth
Funeral Home Records	Funeral home records may contain copies of obituaries or notes, records about the date of death, details about the grave location, information about the funeral service, and information about surviving family, residences, and more
Obituaries	Obituaries usually include the birth date and place, marriage date, death date and place, and biographical information for the deceased as well as family names
Probate Records	Probate records may include the date of death, last will and testament listing family relations, an inventory of possessions, deeds, and more
Military Records	Military records may include the birth date and place Pension records may include the birth date and place Military records may include a physical description of the person and names of a parent
Naturalization & Citizenship Records	These may include the birth date and place Name changes and aliases Residence prior to arrival, residence after arrival, and much more

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County level Arkansas substitute birth, marriage, and death collections online

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Ashley County – Bible Records – Family Bible Records of Ashley County, Arkansas

Baxter County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1873-1949

Benton County – Guardianship – Probate Records (Benton County, Arkansas), 1837-1921

Carroll County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1883-1920

Clark County – Bible Records – Records of Clark County, Arkansas

Crawford County – Guardianship – Registers of Wills in Tahlequah District in the Cherokee Nation, 1871-1898

Crittenden County – Guardianship – Probate Estate Docket A, 1857-1898

Cross County – Pensions – Old Age Pension Records (Cross County, Arkansas), 1936-1937

Drew County – Guardianship – Drew County, Arkansas Court Fees; Annual Accounts, Final Settlements of Executors, Administrators & Guardians, 1848-1892

Faulkner County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1873-1950

Franklin County – Guardianship – Administrator’s and Guardian’s Records, 1876-1904

Franklin County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1891-1947

Greene County – Guardianship – Probate Case Files (Greene County, Arkansas), 1905-1937

Independence County – Pensions – Pension Records, 1901-1939

Jackson County – Guardianship – Probate Files (Jackson County, Arkansas), 1835-1890

Madison County – Guardianship – Guardians Bonds and Letters (Madison County, Arkansas), 1860-1934

Saline County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1842-1951

Scott County – Probate Records – Probate Court Records, 1882-1933

Searcy County – Guardianship – Guardians and Administrators Bonds and Letters, 1859-1916

Searcy County – History – Newspapers – Shootin’s, Obituaries, Politics, Emigratin’, Socializin’, Commercializin and the Press : News Items from and About Searcy County, Arkansas, 1866-1901

Searcy County – History – Periodicals – Searcy County Ancestor Information Exchange (Arkansas)

Sebastian County – Guardianship – Probate Records (Sebastian County, Arkansas), 1851-1910

Sevier County – Guardianship – Arkansas, Sevier County, Probate Records, 1830-1973

Stone County – Guardianship – Administrators and Guardians Bonds and Letters, 1873-1928

Stone County – Pensions – Court Record, 1873-1931

White County – Guardianship – Probate Records (White County, Arkansas), 1835-1940

Woodruff County – Guardianship – Records of Administrator, Executor & Guardian Bonds; Record of Letters of Guardianship; Record of Administrators and Curators, 1861-1904

City level Arkansas substitute birth, marriage, and death collections online