Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Greene County

Guide to Greene County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

This page adopted by Sandy Hardin, P. R. Massey, and Venus Allen. Greene County ARGenWebCounty Coordinator

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse PO Box 62 Paragould, AR 72451-0364 Phone: 870.239.6311 County Clerk has marriage, probate, court and land records from 1876. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records.

Parent County

 * 1833--Greene County was created 5 November 1833 from Lawrence County. County seat: Paragould

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Greene County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss
Prior to 1883 the county courthouse was burned twice.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Craighead
 * Dunklin County, Missouri
 * Lawrence
 * Randolph

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Civil War

 * - 8th Battalion, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - Davies' Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Companies D, E and F
 * - Davies' Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Companies D, E and F


 * Men from this county served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), 25th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate) and Kuykendall's Company, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1876-1953 Part of: County Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Accounts 1898-1908; Administration bonds 1876-1906; Claims against estates no date; Guardian bonds and letters 1876-1905; Probate case files 1905-1937; Probate records 1876-1899; Wills 1894-1953.

Marriage

 * 1876-1955 - Greene County Marriage Books 2-36 and License Applications Index 1876-1955 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1922 - Greene County Marriage Books 2-16 Index 1876-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Greene County Arkansas Historical and Genealogical Society 212 W Court Street (7 room research center open 9-4 Monday through Friday) P.O. Box 121 Paragould, AR 72451 Phone: (870) 240-8944

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * ARGenWeb ~ Greene County, AR
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)