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United States Arkansas Van Buren County

Guide to Van Buren County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Information
The county is named after President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) who was serving as United States Vice President at the time of the county's formation.

County Courthouse
Van Buren County Courthouse Main &amp; Briggs; Clinton, AR 72031 Phone: 501.745.4140

County Clerk has marriage, court and land records from 1859, divorce records from 1874 and probate records from 1860

Government and Related Websites
 * County-clerk.net (unofficial site) — Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) — Provides links to County officials and public records

Record Loss

 * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

 * 1833--Van Buren County was created 11 November 1833 from Independence, Conway, and Izard Counties.

County seat: Clinton

For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities and Towns

 * Click and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties)

Populated Places
 * Scotland

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Van Buren County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1859

Local Histories

 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of Van Buren County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * - 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Confederate), Company C
 * - 10th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 16th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 31th Regiment, Arkansas Confederate Infantry, Companies B, D, and F
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry
 * - 36th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies B, G, H, I, and M

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979, an at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Marriage

 * 1865-1951 - Van Buren County Marriage Books [1]-17 Index 1865-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1895 - Van Buren County Marriage Index 1865-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1957 - an  at FamilySearch - Free; Index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Van Buren County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb resources - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Van Buren County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)