Stone County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Stone County

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

County Courthouse
Stone County Courthouse HC 71 Box 1427 Mountain View, AR 72560-0427 Phone: 870.269.5550

County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1873; Clerk Circuit Court has probate, land, military and court records from 1873.

Parent County

 * 1873--Stone County was created 21 April 1873 from Izard, Independence, Searcy, and Van Buren Counties.

County seat: Mountain View

Boundary Changes
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.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Baxter • Cleburne • Independence • Izard • Searcy • Van Buren •

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Stone County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1891-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1901-1929 - at FamilySearch — images only

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
 * Probate Records 1873-1969 Stone County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Administration and guardian bonds and letters 1873-1928; Dockets 1873-1911; Executors bonds and letters 1876-1933; Probate records 1873-1886; Wills 1875-1969.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1976 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1865 - 1928 - Stone County Marriage Index 1865-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873 - 1953 - Stone County Marriage Index 1873-1953 in at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Mountain View Arkansas Family History Center 612 S Peabody Ave Mountain View AR 72560-9763 United States