Yell County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Yell 

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

County Courthouse
Yell County Courthouse PO Box 219; Danville, AR 72833-0219 Phone: 501.495.2630

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land, and court records from 1865

Government and Related Websites

 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) Provides links to County officials and public records.

Parent County

 * 1840--Yell County was created 5 December 1840 from Pope and Scott Counties. County seat: Danville

Boundary Changes
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.

Record Loss
1860s Some records destroyed during the Civil War. Records available are: Probate records from May 7, 1858 to February 10, 1862; marriage records from July 23, 1841 to March 24, 1849; and deed records from March 2, 1841 to December 4, 1848.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Conway •  Garland  •  Logan  •  Montgomery  •  Perry  •  Pope  •  Scott  •

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Arkansas County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Yell History and Culture.

Biographies

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

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1865-1943 Yell County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Accounts 1876-1905; Administration and guardian dockets 1866-1890; Administration bonds and letters 1865-1913; Dockets 1866-1873; Guardian bonds 1876-1913; Probate records 1858-1888; Wills 1872-1943.

Local Histories

 * Banks, Wayne. History of Yell County, Arkansas. Van Buren, Arkansas : Press-Argus, 1959.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Mount Nebo : near Dardanelle in Yell County. Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2013.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Map of 1889 Yell County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Military
Yell County Military

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's) (Confederate)
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, E, F, H, and S


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images
 * Probate Records 1865-1943 Yell County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Accounts 1876-1905; Administration and guardian dockets 1866-1890; Administration bonds and letters 1865-1913; Dockets 1866-1873; Guardian bonds 1876-1913; Probate records 1858-1888; Wills 1872-1943.

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has a list of researched Surnames and recommended links.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1831, 1841-1925 - Yell County Marriage Books A-J Index 1831, 1841-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1841-1849, 1865-1959 - Yell County Marriage Books A-O Index 1841-1849, 1865-1959 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * Yell County Marriages at ARGenWeb

Death

 * Yell County, Arkansas Obituary Collection Free From GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Belleville, and Plainview areas.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has researched Surnames and recommended links.