White County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  White County

County Courthouse
White County Courthouse 300 N Spruce Street Searcy, AR 72143 Phone: 501.279.6200 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, land, tax and miscellaneous records

Parent County

 * 1835--White County was created 23 October 1835 from Pulaski, Jackson, and Independence Counties.

County seat: Searcy

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of White County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Faulkner
 * Independence
 * Jackson
 * Lonoke
 * Prairie
 * Woodruff

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry1, 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union).2 and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)3.

1 Allen, Desmond Walls. The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry (Desmond Walls Allen, Conway, Arkansas, 1988.

2 Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987).

3Allen, Desmond Walls.First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifles (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway AR, 1988) p. 2.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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