Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Faulkner County

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

County Courthouse
Faulkner County Courthouse 801 Locust Street; Conway, AR 72032 Phone: 501.450.4910 County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records from 1873.

Parent County

 * 1873--Faulkner County was created 12 April 1873 from Pulaski and Conway Counties. County seat: Conway

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cleburne
 * Conway
 * Lonoke
 * Perry
 * Pulaski
 * Van Buren
 * White

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Faulkner County, Arkansas (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Faulkner County ARGenWeb cemeteries
 * Arkansas Ties Collection of Faulkner County cemeteries
 * Find A Grave Faulkner County cemeteries

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Barney

Faulkner County Church Records

 * The Old Texas Church
 * Conway Area Church Listings

Court

 * Faulkner County Declarations of Intent Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Land and Property

 * Faulkner County Settlers Faulkner County ARGenWeb

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Faulkner County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * Faulkner County Military Faulkner County ARGenWeb
 * Faulkner County Co. G, 3rd AR Calvary Pensions Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Log Cabin Democrat

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1873-1950 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1873-1910; County Court records 1873-1900; Dockets 1874-1886; Executor bonds 1874-1950; Guardian bonds 1873-1908; Letters of administration 1873-1919 and 1941; Letters of guardianship 1873-1918; Letters of testamentary 1874-1949; Probate record index 1873-1880; Probate records 1873-1889; Wills 1879-1926.


 * [http://backwardbranch.com/arfaulkner/ad.pdf Faulkner County Administrations &amp; Estates 1880-1904;

Taxation

 * 1873 Faulkner County Land Owners Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1873-1952 - Faulkner County Marriage Books A-Z, 1-8 Index 1873-1952 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1924 - Faulkner County Marriage Books B-R Index 1873-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Faulkner County Marriages Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * River Valley Genealogy Society
 * Faulkner County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Conway Arkansas Family History Center Hwy 286 W., Conway, AR 72032-7720 United States
 * Jacksonville Arkansas Family History Center312 HWY 319 East, Vilonia, AR 72173 United States

Websites

 * Faulkner County ArGenWeb
 * Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Faulkner County, Arkansas
 * Faulkner County Arkansas History on Facebook
 * Faulkner County Arkansas History on Facebook