Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse


Crittenden County Courthouse 100 Court Street Marion, AR 72364 Phone: 870.739.4434

County Clerk has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, military and court records; County Assessor has land records

Parent County

 * 1825--Crittenden County was created 22 October 1825 from Phillips County. County seat: Marion

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Cross
 * DeSoto County, Mississippi
 * Lee
 * Mississippi
 * Poinsett
 * St. Francis
 * Shelby County, Tennesse
 * Tunica County, Mississippi

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General


 * Matthews, Paul A. Early Families of the Memphis Area: Profiles of 135 Families of Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties in Tennessee, Crittenden County, Arkansas and DeSoto and Marshall Counties in Mississippi: With Historical Time Lines and Photogrpahs of Those Counties. Memphis, Tennessee: Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, 2008..

Bibliography

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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