Arkansas Research Tips and Strategies

Arkansas Research Strategies
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Arkansas:


 * Arkansas Online Genealogy Records
 * How to find Arkansas Birth Records
 * How to find Arkansas Marriage Records
 * How to find Arkansas Death Records

Arkansas Research Tips
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Alaska.


 * Birth information: Birth records in Arkansas start on the county level in 1881 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is death records (the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other substitute records.
 * Finding Parents: The State of Arkansas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Arkansas death records
 * Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Arkansas Record Finder
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

To look for more Arkansas records, go here

Further Arkansas Research
For more research on Arkansas, including research at the county level, visit the Arkansas page on the Research Wiki.

Search all of the Arkansas record collections at FamilySearch.