Benton County, Arkansas Genealogy

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Benton County, founded September 30, 1836, was formed from Washington County, and is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas on the Ozark plateau. It adjoins Oklahoma to the west and Missouri to the north. The county seat is Bentonville, named in honor of U.S Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, who was instrumental in helping the Arkansas Territory achieve statehood.

County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse 215 E. Central, Suite 217 Bentonville, AR 72712-0699 Telephone: 479.271.1013

Parent County

 * 1836--Benton County was created 30 September 1836 from Washington County. County seat: Bentonville.

Populated Places
Bella Vista Bentonville Centerton Cherokee City Cross Roads Decatur Garfield Gentry Gravette Rogers Siloam Springs Sulphur Springs

Neighboring Counties

 * Adair County, Oklahoma
 * Barry County, Missouri
 * Carroll
 * Delaware County, Oklahoma
 * Madison
 * McDonald County, Missouri
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Benton County - Index and Transcriptions - Benton County ARGenWeb

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Benton County on page 191.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]

Newspapers

 * Benton County DailyRecord

Vital Records

 * 1840 Federal Census Index and transcriptions, Benton County ARGenWeb
 * 1850 Federal Census Index and transcriptions, Benton County ARGenWeb

Societies and Libraries

 * Benton County Historical Society
 * Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society
 * Bella Vista Public Library 11 Dickens Place Bella Vista AR 72714
 * Bentonville Public Library 405 S Main Street Bentonville AR 72712
 * Rogers Public Library 711 S Dixieland Road Rogers AR 72758

Web Sites

 * Benton County ARGenWeb Part of the USGenWeb Project. Census and Cemetery transcriptions, Maps, Deed Records and more ...
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Benton County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)