Van Buren County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Van Buren County

Guide to Van Buren County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Van Buren County Courthouse Main &amp; Briggs; Clinton, AR 72031 Phone: 501.745.4140

County Clerk has marriage, court and land records from 1859, divorce records from 1874 and probate records from 1860

History


The county is named after President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) who was serving as United States Vice President at the time of the county's formation.

Parent County

 * 1833--Van Buren County was created 11 November 1833 from Independence, Conway, and Izard Counties.

County seat: Clinton

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Van Buren County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Conway
 * Faulkner
 * Pope
 * Searcy
 * Stone

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 31th Regiment, Arkansas Confederate Infantry, Companies B, D, and F .*

*Bass, Ronald R. History of the Thirty-first Arkansas Confederate Infantry (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, 1996) p. 12

Marriage

 * 1865-1951 - Van Buren County Marriage Books [1]-17 Index 1865-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1895 - Van Buren County Marriage Index 1865-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * Van Buren County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Van Buren County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)