White County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  White County

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

County Courthouse
White County Courthouse 300 N Spruce Street Searcy, AR 72143 Phone: 501.279.6200

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, land, tax and miscellaneous records

Parent County

 * 1835--White County was created 23 October 1835 from Pulaski, Jackson, and Independence Counties.

County seat: Searcy

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Faulkner
 * Independence
 * Jackson
 * Lonoke
 * Prairie
 * Woodruff

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), 2nd Company E
 * - 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 36th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B, E and H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Company G

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1835-1924 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds and letters 1857-1889; Dockets 1866-1871; Executor and guardian bonds and letters 1854-1940; Probate case files 1835-1920; Probate record index 1848-1866; Probate records 1848-1887; Wills 1853-1934.

Marriage

 * 1836-2000 - White County Marriage Books E-Z and 27-45 Index (1879-1953) and Index (1836-2000) in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1859-1922 - White County Marriage Books A-X Index 1859-1922 in International Genealogical Index 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.
 * White County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * White County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)