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SITES WITH ONLINE INDEXES OR IMAGES OF RECORDS PERTAINING TO ARKANSAS VITAL RECORDS:

BIRTHS (SEE ALSO How to Find Arkansas Birth Records)


 * AR Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * not intended to index any specific set of records nor any particular place or region
 * based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City
 * see number of records per county on the coverage table


 * Family History Library Catalog at FamilySearch. (Free)
 * holdings include microfilms of original indexes and birth records for most Arkansas Counties
 * after selecting the appropriate county, click on the Vital Records topic

MARRIAGES (SEE ALSO How to Find Arkansas Marriage Records)


 * Marriages, 1820-1949 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * original data from county courthouse records, many of these records extracted from microfilm, microfiche, or books located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
 * a coverage table by county and time period is shown at the bottom of the above link (only 13 counties are represented)


 * Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch. (Free)
 * a table showing number of records by county and year range Coverage Table
 * indexed in partnership with the Arkansas Genealogical Society


 * Arkansas Divorce Index, 1923-1939 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * index to divorces from the Arkansas Genealogical Society
 * index provided by Ancestry.com


 * Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * original source Arkansas Department of Health
 * index provided by Ancestry.com


 * Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * does not index any specific set of records or particular place or region
 * a table showing number of records by county and time period Coverage Table

DEATHS (SEE ALSO How to Find Arkansas Death Records)


 * Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * does not index any specific set of records or any particular place or region
 * number of records indexed by County and time periods Coverage Table


 * Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * original data from Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950"
 * includes images of the original microfiche index


 * Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * data from Arkansas Department of Health
 * index provided by Ancestry.com


 * Arkansas Death Certificates 1935-1961 at Arkansas Department of Health. (Free Index, $ for Certificates)


 * Arkansas Deaths, 1819-1920 at Arkansas History Commission. Index only. (Free)
 * "In Rembrance " project, an on-going project by Arkansas History Commission staff and volunteers. ("Thousands of entries go into the database every month....")
 * many sources utilized, such as church publications, cemetery records, mortality censuses, newspaper obituaries, or government records


 * Arkansas Obituary and Death Notices Collection at GenealogyBuff.com (Free)
 * from various funeral homes around the State of Arkansas
 * organized by county; not all counties represented

SITES THAT SEARCH FOR LINKS PERTAINING TO ARKANSAS VITAL RECORDS


 * Statewide Arkansas Vital Records at linkpendium.com. (Index to links free; some linked sites $)


 * Vital Records & Probate Records at learnwebskills.com. (as of 3 August 2014 all linked sites are Free)


 * [www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Arkansas/Arkansas_Frame.htm Arkansas Vital Records] at Family History Favorites
 * scroll down to the Vital Records section
 * some linked sites are free; some $


 * Online Arkansas Death Records & Indexes at DeathIndexes.com. (some linked sites free; some $)


 * [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html Online Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for the USA) at GermanRoots.com

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION African American Research When searching for birth, marriage, or death records for African Americans after the Civil War, check the record types listed above. Birth, marriage, and death information for African Americans prior to the Civil War can be found in other African American resources.

Arkansas Indian Research To locate birth, marriage, or death information on Native Americans living in Arkansas you must know which tribe the individual belonged to. Indians of Arkansas has more specific information about tribes in the State.

 Substitute Records Where better records do not exist, use substitute records to verify and enrich knowledge about an event or establish evidence of the birth, marriage or death of your ancestor.


 * Arkansas Church Records
 * Arkansas Cemetery Records
 * Arkansas Census Records
 * Arkansas History
 * Arkansas Newspapers
 * Arkansas Military Records
 * Arkansas Peiodicals