Lawrence County, Arkansas Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1815--Lawrence County was created 15 January 1815 from New Madrid County, Missouri.

County seat: Walnut Ridge

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Craighead
 * Greene
 * Independence
 * Jackson
 * Randolph
 * Sharp

Cemeteries

 * Lawrence County Cemeteries Lawrence County ARGenWeb
 * Lawrence County Cemeteries Find A Grave
 * Lawrence County Cemeteries Nancy's Lawrence County Corner

Census
1820 is missing


 * 1850 Lawrence County Sharp County ARGenWeb
 * 1860 Lawrence County Lawrence County USGenWeb Census

Land

 * Lawrence County Federal Land Records USGenWeb Archives
 * Lawrence County Assessor's Searchable Public Records Database
 * Lawrence County Landmarks

Local Histories

 * Early Lawrence County History Nancy's Lawrence County Corner
 * Settlement of Lawrence County and Powhatan 1803-1890 Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
 * Arkansas Territorial Papers Part 1 USGenWeb Archives
 * Arkansas Territorial Papers Part 2 USGenWeb Archives
 * Arkansas Territorial Papers Part 3 USGenWeb Archives
 * Arkansas Territorial Papers Part 4 USGenWeb Archives
 * Arkansas Territorial Papers Part 5 USGenWeb Archives

Maps

 * Arkansas Maps and Atlases

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Lawrence County on page 191.]

Civil War

 * Edward Gerdes' Arkansas Civil War Rosters
 * Men from this county served in the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry.1

1.undefinedAllen, Desmond Walls. The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry (Desmond Walls Allen, Conway, Arkansas, 1988.

Newspapers

 * The Times Dispatch
 * Jonesboro Sun

Taxation

 * 1829-1838 Lawrence County Tax Index USGenWeb Archives

Vital Records

 * Lawrence County Arkansas Marriages Lawrence County ARGenWeb

Societies and Libraries

 * Lawrence County Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lawrence County Arkansas ARGenWeb
 * Lawrence County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lawrence County My Arkansas Genealogy
 * Lawrence County My Arkansas Genealogy