Saline County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Saline County

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

County Courthouse
Saline County Courthouse 215 North Main Ste 9; Benton, AR 72015 Phone: 501.303.5630

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1836 and land records from 1871.


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Parent County

 * 1835--Saline County was created 2 November 1835 from Pulaski and Hempstead Counties. County seat: Benton

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

Neighboring Counties
is surrounded by: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski

Maps

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

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, Saline County on page 191.]

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's) (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 11th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 18th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, and L

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1836-1955 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration bonds 1850-1862; Administration bonds and letters 1870-1904; Administration records index 1862-1870; County Court records 1836-1848; Dockets 1839-1891; Executor records 1862-1951; Guardian bonds and letters 1861-1922; Probate records 1836-1955; Wills 1842-1861.

Marriage

 * 1836-1951 - Saline County Marriage Books [A]-Z and 1-38 Index 1836-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1836-1921 - Saline County Marriage Index 1836-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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