Jackson County, Arkansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE- Newport, Ark 72112- County Clerk has marriage records from 1843-present. Check the marriage records online listed below. Probate records from 1845 to present. Land Record from 1831 Clerk of the Circuit court has divorce, civil and court records.(see below for State record) Jackson County Courthouse-208 Main Newport, Ark 72112 and County Clerk County Courthouse, P.O.Box 641 Newport, Ark 72112-0641 Telephone 870-523-7420

History


The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

Parent County

 * 1829--Jackson County was created 5 November 1829 from Independence County. County seat: Newport

Neighboring Counties

 * Craighead
 * Cross
 * Independence
 * Lawrence
 * Poinsett
 * White
 * Woodruff

Cemeteries
You will find all the cemeteries listed and inventory at:


 * http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/jackson/jackcem1.html

Marriages

 * jacksoncountyclerk.0catch.com/marriage.htm

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Jackson County on page 191.]

Web Sites

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