Howard County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Howard County

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

County Courthouse
Howard County Courthouse; 421 N Main Street Nashville, AR 71852 Phone: 870.845.7502 County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1873 and some cemetery records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1873

Collection of Birth,Death,Marriage,Divorce and Other Certificate procedures

Parent County

 * 1873--Howard County was created 17 April 1873 from Pike, Hempstead, Polk and Sevier Counties.

County seat: Nashville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Hempstead
 * Little River
 * Montgomery
 * Pike
 * Polk
 * Sevier

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Marriage

 * 1873-1952 - Howard County Marriage Books A-X Index (1873-1952) and Card File Index (1941-1994) in at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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