Baxter County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Baxter County

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

County Courthouse
Baxter County Courthouse Courthouse Square 1 E 7th Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: 870.425.3475 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, land and court records.

Parent County

 * 1873--Baxter County was created 24 March 1873 from Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy Counties.

County seat: Mountain Home

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Howell County, Missouri
 * Izard
 * Marion
 * Ozark County, Missouri
 * Searcy
 * Stone

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture


 * Prior to exploration by various white men, the Osage claimed control over the area.
 * 1808 - The Osage relinquished their claims to this area to the United States.
 * Most of the pioneers moving into the area before the Civil War were from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
 * 1819 - The county’s earliest recorded town was Big Clarkridge.
 * Baxter was not yet a county during the Civil War
 * 1873 - March 24 - Governor Baxter formed Baxter County.

Probate Records

 * Records 1873-1949 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Accounts 1874-1889; Administration records 1873-1944; Guardian records 1890-1949; Wills 1873-1931.

Marriage

 * 1873-1921 - Baxter County Marriage Index 1873-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1921 - Baxter County Marriage Index 1873-1921 in at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Mountain Home Arkansas Family History Center100 Western Hills DR., Mountain Home, AR 72653 United States

Websites

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