Johnson County, Arkansas

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County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse 215 W Main Street PO Box 57; Clarksville, AR 72830 Phone: 501.754.3967 County Clerk has marriage records from 1855 and probate records from 1844; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records; Extension office has burial records

Parent County

 * 1833--Johnson County was created 16 November 1833 from Pope County. County seat: Clarksville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Lonoke
 * Madison
 * Newton
 * Pope

Maps
Johnson County

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, Johnson County on page 191.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1, 10th Regiment, Arkansas Militia and the 62nd Regiment, Arkansas Militia.

1Allen, Desmond Walls. Third Arkansas Union Cavalry (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway, Arkansas) 1987, pp. 33-92.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Clarksville Arkansas Family History Center
 * Conway, Arkansas, United States

Web Sites

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