Cross County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Cross County

Guide to Cross County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Cross County Courthouse 705 Union Ave E #8; Wynne, AR 72396 Phone: 870.238.5735 County Clerk has m and probate records from 1863, tax and county court records from 1865; Clerk Circuit Court has court and land records from 1865; Chancery Circuit Clerk has divorce records from 1866; County Historical Society has newspapers from 1935, cemetery records and family histories

Parent County

 * 1862--Cross County was created 15 November 1862 from Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis Counties.

County seat: Wynne

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Cross County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Crittenden
 * Jackson
 * Mississippi
 * Poinsett

Marriage

 * 1863-1952 - Cross County Marriage Books A-Z, A1-G1 Index 1863-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1922 - Cross County Marriage Books A-O Index 1865-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * Cross County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cross County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)