Ashley County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Ashley_County Guide to Ashley County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Ashley County Courthouse 215 E Jefferson Street Hamburg, AR 71646 Phone: 870.853.2020 County Clerk has marriage, probate, and land records from 1848. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records.

Parent County

 * 1848--Ashley County was created 30 November 1848 from Chicot, Union and Drew Counties.

County seat: Hamburg

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bradley
 * Chicot
 * Drew
 * Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
 * Union
 * Union Parish, Louisiana
 * West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Maps

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

Civil War
Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).

Captain Calvin L. Collier. They'll Do To Tie To by, USAF (Little Rock, Arkansas: Civil War Round Table Associates, 1959) p. 10

Marriage

 * 1848-1920 - Ashley County Marriage Books AA-T Index 1848-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1913-1951 - Arkansas County Marriage Books AA-T, 1-18 Index 1913-1951 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.
 * Ashley County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ashley County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)