Desha County, Arkansas Genealogy

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History
Desha County is Arkansas's 40th county, formed on December 12, 1838, and named for Captain Benjamin Desha who fought in the War of 1812

Parent County

 * 1838--Desha County was created 12 December 1838 from Arkansas and Chicot Counties.

County seat: Arkansas City

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

Populated Places
Arkansas City Dumas McGehee Mitchellville Reed Tillar Watson

Neighboring Counties

 * Arkansas
 * Bolivar County, Mississippi
 * Chicot
 * Drew
 * Lincoln
 * Phillips

Cemeteries
Desha County Cemetery Transcriptions (partial list) -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Church
Dumas Churches -  churchangel.com

McGehee Churches - churchangel.com

Land
Desha County Federal Land Records -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories
Riverboat History - Desha County ARGenWeb

Goodspeed's Historry -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Maps
1895 Desha County Map -  livgenmil.com

Township Map -  Desha County USGenWeb

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

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

Civil War Amnesty List -  Desha County ARGenWeb

World War II
Rohwer Relocation Center -  Desha County ARGenWeb

World War II Enlistees A-F - USGenWeb Project Archives

World War II enlistees G-L -  USGenWeb Project Archives

World War II Enlistees M-R -  USGenWeb Project Archives

War of 1812
Military Land Grants War of 1812 (partial list) -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Newspapers
Desha County Newspapers -  Desha County ARGenWeb

Vital Records
1840 Federal Census Index  -  USGenWeb Project Archives

1850 Federal Census Index -  USGenWeb Project Archives

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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