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United States Arkansas Yell County

Guide to Yell County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Yell County Courthouse PO Box 219; Danville, AR 72833-0219 Phone: 501.495.2630

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land, and court records from 1865

Government and Related Websites
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) Provides links to County officials and public records.

Record Loss

 * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

 * 1840--Yell County was created 5 December 1840 from Pope and Scott Counties. County seat: Danville

For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities and Towns

 * Click and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties)

Populated Places

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Yell County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Yell County, Arkansas (1891) published by Southern Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1865

Guardianship

 * 1817 – 1979, an at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

 * Banks, Wayne. History of Yell County, Arkansas. Van Buren, Arkansas : Press-Argus, 1959.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Mount Nebo : near Dardanelle in Yell County. Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2013.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Map of 1889 Yell County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Military Records
Yell County Military

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's) (Confederate)
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, E, F, H, and S

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1818 — 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979, an at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Marriage

 * 1831, 1841-1925 - Yell County Marriage Books A-J Index 1831, 1841-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1841-1849, 1865-1959 - Yell County Marriage Books A-O Index 1841-1849, 1865-1959 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * Yell County Marriages
 * 1837-1957 - an  at FamilySearch - Free; Index

Death

 * Yell County, Arkansas Obituary Collection Free From GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Belleville, and Plainview areas.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has researched Surnames and recommended links.

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Yell County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has a list of researched Surnames and recommended links.

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb resources - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Yell County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)