Scott County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Scott County

Guide to Scott County, Arkansas ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse 100 W 1 St Ste 1; Waldron, AR 72958 Phone: 501.637.2155 County and and Circuit Clerk has marriave, divorce, probate, land and court records from 1882.

Parent County

 * 1833--Scott County was created 5 November 1833 from Pulaski, Crawford, and Pope Counties.

County seat: Waldron

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Courthouse fire on 22 May 1882 destroyed all previous county records. For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
LeFlore County, Oklahoma •  Logan  •  Montgomery  •  Polk  •  Sebastian  •  Yell  •

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Scott County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Scott County, Arkansas (1891) published by Southern Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries
Scott County AR Cemeteries

Local Histories

 * History of Scott County, Arkansas by Henry Grady McCutchen. Available on Archive.org
 * O'Nale, John Paul. Slavery in Scott County, Arkansas. Arkansas : s.n., 19--
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)


 * Memphis riots and massacres. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1866. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Scott County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

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, Scott County on page 191.] 

Civil War

 * History of Scott County, Arkansas by Henry Grady McCutchen Chapter VI


 * - 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Confederate), Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers (Confederate), Company D
 * - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Companies A and I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Company E

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1882-1958 - Scott County Marriage Books A-I Index 1882-1958 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1882-1926 - Scott County Marriage Books A-D Index 1882-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * Scott County AR Marriages

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers