Arkansas, United States Genealogy


 * This article is about the southern U.S. state. For other uses, see Arkansas (disambiguation).

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Welcome to Arkansas, The Natural State


The word Arkansas originates from an Quapaw Indian word meaning 'South Wind."

Featured Content
The best collection of published biographies in Arkansas is at the University of Arkansas Library. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories for biographical information. In 1889 and 1890 the Goodspeed Publishing Company published a series of regional biographical encyclopedias. Most have recently been reprinted and are indexed. Those available at the Family History Library include: Read more...

Did You Know?
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Arkansas were the Baptist and Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist). The Family History Library has many church records for Arkansas and several histories of local churches. The following directories may help you locate other church records:

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Clayton | Dorsey | Lovely | Miller (Old) | Sarber

Research Tools

 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * The Arkansas GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the United States.

Things You Can Do
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