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United States Arkansas Conway County

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




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County Courthouse
Conway County Courthouse 117 South Moose Street; Morrilton, AR 72110 Phone 501.354.9621 County Clerk has marriage records from 1858 and probate records. The Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records.

Government and Related Websites
 * County-clerk.net (unofficial site) -  Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) -  Provides links to County officials and public records

Record Loss

 * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

 * 1825--Conway County was created 20 October 1825 from Pulaski County. County seat: Morrilton

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)

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Conway County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
 * Ancestors of the Quapaw Indians may have lived in the county.
 * 1803 - Up to about 1803 Conway County’s early settlers came by way of the Arkansas River and included trappers, traders, and fugitives.
 * 1803 The county was under French and Spanish rule before the Louisiana Purchase put it under American control.
 * 1825 October 20 - Conway County was created by the Arkansas General Assembly.
 * 1817-1828 - Tthe Western Cherokee occupied a reservation in Arkansas that included a great deal of Conway County.
 * 1828 - The Cherokee in Arkansas signed a treaty swapping this reservation for lands west of the territorial border.
 * 1872 - The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was completed through the county.
 * 1910 - The population of Conway County hit its peak.

Biographies

 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Conway County at Ancestry.com ($)

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1842

African Americans

 * 1866-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records,Lewisburg at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; Labor contracts, amnesty oaths, and marriage certificates, letters

Guardianship

 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

 * Park, Hugh. Historical reminiscenses and biographical memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976.
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
 * Historical Reminiscences and Biographical Memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas. Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Historical Publishing, 1890. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of Conway County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 10th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 36th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies F and I

Men from this county served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company I; 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, G, H, K, and L; 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and G.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Marriage

 * 1851-1952 - Conway County Marriage Books 1-3, A-Z, 27-37 Index 1851-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1923 - Conway County Marriage Books C-W Index 1851-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Records - Free; Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Conway 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
Conway County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 865 Morrilton, Arkansas 72110 E-Mail: conwaycountygenealogy@yahoo.com

River Valley Genealogy Societyl 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 suggested 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 -  Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

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