Pike County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Pike County

Guide to Pike County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse PO Box 219 Murfreesboro, AR 71958 Phone: 870.285.2231 County Clerk has marriage, probate, court, land and military discharge records from 1895.

Parent County

 * 1833--Pike County was created 1 November 1833 from Clark and Hempstead Counties.

County seat: Murfreesboro

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Hempstead
 * Howard
 * Montgomery
 * Nevada
 * Polk

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Maps

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

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, Pike County on page 191.] 

Civil War

 * - 16th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 33rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies C, I, and M

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1895-1918 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Probate records 1895-1908; Wills 1895-1918.

Marriage

 * 1895-1954 - Pike County Marriage Books A-K Index 1895-1954 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1895-1925 - Pike County Marriage Books A-B, E-F Index 1895-1925 in International Genealogical Index 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.
 * Pike County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Pike County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)