Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy


 * This article is about a county in eastern Arkansas. For other uses, see Arkansas (disambiguation).

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Parent County
1813--Arkansas County was created 31 December 1813. County seat: DeWitt. Its existence predates the state of Akansas which was admitted to the union in 1836. Arkansas County was created from New Madrid County, Missouri Territory. Arkansas County was part of the Missouri Territory from 1813 to 1819 and part of the Arkansas Territory from 1819 to 1836.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Arkansas County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Neighboring Counties

 * Desha
 * Jefferson
 * Lincoln
 * Lonoke
 * Monroe
 * Phillips
 * Prairie

Census
1810 and 1820 are missing.

Newspapers
Arkansas Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. Includes newspapers for Arkansas County.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.


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