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United States Arkansas Bradley County

Guide to Bradley County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Bradley County Courthouse 101 E Cedar Street Warren, AR 71671 Phone: 870.226.3464 County Clerk has marriage records from 1846 and probate records from 1850; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court, court and land records.

Government and Related Websites
 * County-clerk.net (unofficial site) — Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) — Provides links to County officials and public records

Record Loss

 * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

 * 1840--Bradley County was created 18 December 1840 from Union County. County seat: Warren

For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities and Towns

 * Click and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties)


 * Hermitage
 * Warren

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Bradley County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
 * The area now known as Bradley County has been inhabited for more than 10,000 years. The descendants of those early residents include the Tunica and possibly the Quapaw.
 * 1673 - Father Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit, and Louis Joliet, a trader, were the first Frenchmen to set foot in the Arkansas.
 * 1686 - The first French permanent settlement, Arkansas Post, was set up by Henri de Tonti.
 * 1763 - The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the French-Indian War and of French imperialism in North America.
 * 1801 - Spain surrendered control of Louisiana Territory to France.
 * 1803 - France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
 * 1803 - The United States government purchased over 800,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France in the Louisiana Purchase.
 * 1900-1910 - Warren, the county seat, became home to three large milling operations and as a result of the lumber business, Warren’s population doubled

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1841

Guardianship

 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1890. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of Bradley County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * - 2nd Battalion, Arkansas Calvalry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 8th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company D

Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Company C

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1852-1853, 1883-1923 - Bradley County Marriage Books C-K Index 1852-1853, 1883-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1950 - Bradley County Marriage Books A-U Index 1853-1950 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Records - Free; Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Bradley County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies
Bradley County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 837 Warren, AR 71671
 * The website contains some County bibliography's,Obituaries, Cemetery, Census, Court, Land records and a link to Ancestry and more.

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb ] - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Bradley County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)