Chicot County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Chicot County

County Courthouse
Chicot County Courthouse 108 Main Street Lake Village, AR 71653 Phone: 870.265.8000 County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1839; Clerk Circuit Court has court records Court has court records from 1824, land and divorce records

Parent County

 * 1823--Chicot County was created 25 October 1823 from Arkansas County. County seat: Lake Village

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Ashley
 * Bolivar County, Mississippi
 * Desha
 * Drew
 * East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
 * Issaquena County, Mississippi
 * Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
 * Washington County, Mississippi
 * West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Chicot County.


 * June 6, 1864 = Old River Lake, also known as Ditch Bayou, Lake Chicot, Lake Village, Furlough, Fish Bayou, or Grand Lake


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Calvary (Union)1 and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)2

1 Allen, Desmond Walls. Third Arkansas Union Cavalry (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway, Arkansas) 1987, pp. 33-92.

2 Allen, Desmond Walls. First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifle's (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway AR, 1988) p. 2. 

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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