Nevada County, Arkansas Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern county of Arkansas. For other uses, see Nevada (disambiguation).

United States &gt; Arkansas &gt; Nevada County

This page adopted by Betsy Mills, Nevada County, ARGenWebCounty Coordinator

County Courthouse
Nevada County Courthouse 215 E 2nd St Street; Prescott, AR 71857 Phone: 870.887.3115

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1871 and cemetery records; Clerk Circuit Court divorce and court and land records from 1871

Parent County

 * 1871--Nevada County was created 20 March 1871 from Hempstead, Columbia, and Ouachita Counties.

County seat: Prescott 

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Columbia
 * Hempstead
 * Lafayette
 * Ouachita
 * Pike

Cemeteries

 * Nevada County, AR Cemeteries
 * Map of Nevada County, AR with cemeteries marked

Census

 * Census Transcriptions

Churches

 * Churches in Nevada County, AR

Court

 * Nevada County Courthouse PO Box 621 Prescott, AR 71857-2199 Telephone: (870) 887-2710

Land

 * Nevada County, AR Federal Land Records

Maps

 * Township and Township/Range Maps - Nevada County, AR

Marriages

 * Arkansas Marriages 1837-1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * Some Nevada County, AR Marriages

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Nevada County.


 * April 3-4, 1864 = Elkin’s Ferry, also known as Okolona
 * April 9-13, 1864 = Prairie D'Ane, also known as Gum Grove or Moscow


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Newspapers

 * Nevada County Picayune

Societies and Libraries
Nevada County Depot and Museum - http://www.depotmuseum.org/

403 West First Street South PO Box 592 Prescott AR 71857 Phone: (870) 887-5821 Curator@DepotMuseum.Org

Nevada County doesn't have a genealogical society at this time, but the Hempstead County Genealogy Society does have information about Nevada County. PO Box 756 Hope, AR 71802 hempsteadgen@yahoo.com

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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