Searcy County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Searcy County

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

County Courthouse
Searcy County Courthouse Courthouse Square; PO Box 297; Marshall, AR 72650-0297 Phone: 870.448.3354 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, proabte and court records from 1881 and land records from 1866

Parent County

 * 1838--Searcy County was created 13 December 1838 from Marion County. County seat: Marshall

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Baxter
 * Boone
 * Marion
 * Newton
 * Pope
 * Stone
 * Van Buren

Civil War

 * Men from Searcy County served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)1 and the 3rd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry (Union)2                                                                                                    1Arkansas. Adjutant General's Office. Report of the Adjutant General of Arkansas, for the period of the late rebellion, and to November 1, 1866,Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990.

2Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) Infantry (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987).

Marriage

 * 1880-1923 - Searcy County Marriage Index 1880-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1951 - Searcy County Marriage Books B-S Index 1881-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1919-1921 - Searcy County Death Index 1919-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * Searcy County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Searcy County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)