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United States Arkansas Scott County

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

County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse 100 W 1 St Ste 1; Waldron, AR 72958 Phone: 501.637.2155 County and and Circuit Clerk has marriave, divorce, probate, land and court records from 1882.

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
1882 A courthouse fire on 22 May 1882 destroyed all county records.

Boundary Changes

 * 1833--Scott County was created 5 November 1833 from Pulaski, Crawford, and Pope Counties.

County seat: Waldron


 * 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)

Populated Places

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Scott County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Scott County, Arkansas (1891) published by Southern Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries
Scott County AR Cemeteries

African Americans

 * 1864-1872 at FamilySearch Historical Records — images

Guardianship

 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Collections — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

 * History of Scott County, Arkansas by Henry Grady McCutchen. Available on Archive.org
 * O'Nale, John Paul. Slavery in Scott County, Arkansas. Arkansas : s.n., 19--
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
 * Memphis riots and massacres. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1866. 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 Scott County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Scott County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services:… . 1841. Online at Google Books and . FS book 973 X2pc 1840.

Civil War

 * History of Scott County, Arkansas by Henry Grady McCutchen Chapter VI


 * - 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Confederate), Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers (Confederate), Company D
 * - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Companies A and I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Company E

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Collections — images; includes guardianships

Vital Records
Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — Index. — Scott County Marriage Books A-I Index 1882-1958
 * 1882-1926 - Scott County Marriage Books A-D Index 1882-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Scott County AR Marriages at ARGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Scott 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

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 resources - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

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