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United States Arkansas Little River County

Guide to Little River 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 Information

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County Courthouse
Little River County Courthouse 351 N 2nd Street Ashdown, AR 71822 Phone: 870.898.7208

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1880; 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

Little River County, Arkansas Record Dates

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 * width="63%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="9%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="9%" align="center" |1914*
 * width="9%" align="center" |1880
 * width="9%" align="center" |1914*
 * width="9%" align="center" |1868
 * width="9%" align="center" |1867
 * width="9%" align="center" |1880
 * width="9%" align="center" |1870
 * colspan="7" | *State birth and death records began in 1914. Limited compliance until 1920's
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 * width="9%" align="center" |1870
 * colspan="7" | *State birth and death records began in 1914. Limited compliance until 1920's
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Record Loss
1882 County court records from 1867 to January 1876 were destroyed by fire in 1882. Marriage records from 1867 to December 1880 have been lost.

Boundary Changes

 * 1867--Little River County was created 5 March 1867 from Hempstead and Sevier Counties. County seat: Ashdown


 * 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


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History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Little River County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
 * Some Caddo settlements existed in the area that would become Little River County, but the Caddo moved south out of the Great Bend area by 1778.
 * 1820-1825 - A Quapaw reservation also included parts of southwest Arkansas but that land eventually was exchanged for lands west of the territorial border.
 * 1800s (early) - Pioneers had already begun settling in the area.
 * 1861-1865 - As they did throughout America, people suffered during the Civil War.
 * 1867 March 5 - Little River County was established.
 * 1889 - The construction of railroads had a definite impact on the development of some towns and the decline of others. Little River County had its first railroad in 1889.
 * 1920-2010 - Little River County population hit its high mark in 1920 at 16,300 and its low mark in 1960 at 9,200. It has been in the 13,000s the last 40 years.

African Americans

 * 1864-1872 at FamilySearch Historical Records — images

Guardianship

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

Land and Property Records

 * Little River County, Arkansas Land Records

Local Histories

 * History of Richmond Mrs. Moffett Carolan Gardner
 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed 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)
 * Little River County Townships 1970

Military Records

 * The Original Arkansas Civil War Page

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

Birth

 * 1871-1876 - Little River County Birth Index 1871-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — Index. — Little River County Marriage Books B-Z, 2A-3A Index 1880-1952
 * 1880-1922 - Little River County Marriage Books B-P Index 1880-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Old Washington
 * Little River County Genealogy Society

Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Little River 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 - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

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