Searcy County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Searcy County

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

County Courthouse
Searcy County Courthouse Courthouse Square; PO Box 297; Marshall, AR 72650-0297 Phone: 870.448.3354 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, proabte and court records from 1881 and land records from 1866.

Parent County

 * 1838--Searcy County was created 13 December 1838 from Marion County. County seat: Marshall

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Baxter
 * Boone
 * Marion
 * Newton
 * Pope
 * Stone
 * Van Buren

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * - 14th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Powers') (Confederate)
 * - 16th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) Companies A, D, K, H, I, and M

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1859-1979 Part of: County Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration and guardian bonds and letters 1859-1916; Wills 1910-1979.

Marriage

 * 1880-1923 - Searcy County Marriage Index 1880-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1951 - Searcy County Marriage Books B-S Index 1881-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1919-1921 - Searcy County Death Index 1919-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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