Craighead County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Craighead County

County Courthouse
Craighead County Courthouse 511 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Phone: 870.933.4520 County Clerk  has marriage and probate records from 1878 and tax records; Clerk Circuit Court and divorce records from 1878 and land records from 1900

Parent County

 * 1859--Craighead County was created 19 February 1859 from Mississippi, Greene, and Poinsett Counties.

County seat: Jonesboro

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Craighead County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dunklin County, Missouri
 * Greene
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Mississippi
 * Poinsett

Cemeteries

 * Craighead County Cemeteries - www.gscca.net/cemeteries.htm

Newspapers

 * Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. Includes newspapers for Craighead County.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Jonesboro Arkansas Family History Center
 * Jonesboro, Arkansas

Web Sites

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