Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Lafayette County

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse 2 Courthouse Square Lewisville, AR 71845 Phone: 870.921.4633 County Clerk has marriage records from 1848 and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records

Parent County

 * 1827--Lafayette County was created 15 October 1827 from Hempstead County.  County seat: Lewisville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bossier Parish, Louisiana
 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * Columbia
 * Hempstead
 * Miller
 * Nevada
 * Webster Parish, Louisiana

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1.

1. Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) Infantry (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas, 1987.)

Vital Records

 * Lafayette County, Arkansas Obituary Collection From GenealogyBuff.com ~ Free. From Various Funeral Homes around Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, and Buckner, Arkansas.

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.
 * Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)