Pulaski County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Pulaski County

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

County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse 401 W Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone 501.340.8500 County Clerk has marriage records from 1838, probate records from 1820, voter registration records from 1952, real estate tax records from 1828, personal property tax records from 1869 and poll tax from 1892; Clerk Circuit Court has court, land an naturalization records; Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records; History Commission has probate court records before 1920.

Parent County

 * 1818--Pulaski County was created 15 December 1818 from Arkansas County. County seat: Little Rock

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Pulaski County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Faulkner
 * Grant
 * Jefferson
 * Lonoke
 * Perry
 * Saline

Cemeteries

 * Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock BillionGraves

Census
1820--Census is missing.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Little Rock

Genealogy

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

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Revolutionary War

 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include"an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's) (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 4th Battalion, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B, C, D and E
 * - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
 * - 36th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and K.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies C, G, H, K, L and M
 * - 4th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)

Civil War Battle Fought in Pulaski County
The following Civil War battle was fought in Pulaski County.


 * 1863 - September 10 = Bayou Forche, also known as Little Rock


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Newspapers

 * Southern Guardian, 1911-2001 - an ongoing digitization project to make these issues of the predecessor to the Arkansas Catholic available online. As of April 2011, only 1911 issues are available.

Marriage

 * 1838-1971 - Pulaski County Marriage Index 1838-1971 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1838-1921 - Pulaski County Marriage Books 1-81, B1-B4 Index 1838-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Jacksonville Arkansas Family History Center 312 HWY 319 East Vilonia AR 72173 United States
 * Little Rock Arkansas Family History Center 13901 Quail Run Dr Little Rock AR 72210-6915
 * Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas Family History Center 600 South Rodney Parkham Rd, Little Rock AR 72205 United States

Websites

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