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United States Arkansas Nevada County
 * This article is about a southwestern county of Arkansas. For other uses, see Nevada (disambiguation).

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

County Courthouse
Nevada County Courthouse 215 E 2nd St Street; Prescott, AR 71857 Phone: 870.887.3115

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1871 and cemetery records; Clerk Circuit Court divorce and court and land records from 1871.

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

 * 1871--Nevada County was created 20 March 1871 from Hempstead, Columbia, and Ouachita Counties.

County seat: Prescott 


 * 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
 * Prescott
 * Union Township

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Nevada County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
 * 1803 - With the Louisiana Purchase, Euro-American settlers began to move into the region.
 * 1812 - Stephen Vaughan and his wife, Polly, came up the Ouachita and the Little Missouri rivers, settling at a place on the Little Missouri later known as Janes Ferry.
 * 1812 (after) - Vaughan was the first person in the county to be granted a federal land patent.
 * 1850s - The flood of immigration in the 1850s accelerated the trend of land patents, which continued to the brink of the Civil War.
 * 1860s - The area that would become Nevada County had only dirt roads and no towns of any size.
 * 1920-2010 - Nevada County hit its population high mark in 1920 with 21,934 and has had a steady decline until this time (2010) with only 8,997.

Cemeteries

 * Nevada County, AR Cemeteries
 * Map of Nevada County, AR with cemeteries marked

Census Records

 * Census Transcriptions

Church Records

 * Churches in Nevada County, AR

African Americans

 * 1864-1872 at FamilySearch — images

Guardianship

 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Land and Property Records

 * Nevada County, AR Federal Land Records

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. Chicago, IL, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1890. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of Nevada County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Township and Township/Range Maps - Nevada County, AR

Civil War
Civil War Battle The following Civil War battles were fought in Nevada County.
 * April 3-4, 1864 = Elkin’s Ferry, also known as Okolona
 * April 9-13, 1864 = Prairie D'Ane, also known as Gum Grove or Moscow
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Newspapers

 * Nevada County Picayune

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Birth

 * 1947-1965 - Nevada County Birth Index 1947-1965. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * Arkansas Marriages 1837-1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * Some Nevada County, AR Marriages
 * 1871-1924 - Nevada County Marriage Books A-P Index 1871-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections - Free; Index. — 1871-1953 - Nevada County Marriage Books A-Z, AA-CC Index 1871-1953

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Nevada County Depot and Museum 403 West First Street South PO Box 592 Prescott AR 71857 Phone: (870) 887-5821 Email:[mailto:Curator@DepotMuseum.Org] Website

Hempstead County Genealogy Society PO Box 756 Hope, AR 71802 Email:[mailto:hempsteadgen@yahoo.com] Nevada County doesn't have a genealogical society at this time, but the Hempstead County Genealogy Society does have information about Nevada County.

Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Nevada 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

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