Yell County, Arkansas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Governor Archibald Yell. It is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yell County Courthouse P.O. Box 219; Danville, AR 72833-0219 Phone: 501-495-2630 Yell County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land, and court records from 1865

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Arkansas County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Yell History and Culture.

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Yell County, Arkansas (1891) published by Southern Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875-1899 - at FamilySearch — index
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1865-1968 (*); Arkansas. Chancery Court (Yell County. Danville District) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1865-1978 (*); Arkansas. Circuit Court (Yell County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1873-1883, 1865-1879 (*); Yell County (Arkansas). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1876-1952 (*); Arkansas. Chancery Court (Yell County. Dardanelle District) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images

Funeral Homes

 * Cornwell Funeral Homes and On-Site Cremation Services in Danville and Dardanelle

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1865-1943 Yell County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images) - How to Use this Collection
 * Includes Accounts 1876-1905; Administration and guardian dockets 1866-1890; Administration bonds and letters 1865-1913; Dockets 1866-1873; Guardian bonds 1876-1913; Probate records 1858-1888; Wills 1872-1943.

Local Histories

 * History of Yell County, Arkansas. 2 volumes. 1959. By Wayne Banks. Van Buren, Arkansas : Press-Argus. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. 1891. Chicago, and Nashville : The Southern Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Map of 1889 Yell County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Arkansas State Archives State Maps Collection at Arkansas Digital Archives

Military Records
Yell County Military

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's) (Confederate)
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, E, F, H, and S

'''Online Records


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1890-1963 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1891-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1901-1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1783-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1817-1979 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1858-1943 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1943 Yell County, Arkansas Wills Records at SamPubCo - Browsable index of testators of wills - free

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1779-1966 - Arkansas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1831, 1841 - 1925 - Yell County Marriage Books A-J Index 1831, 1841-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1841 - 1849, 1865-1959 - Yell County Marriage Books A-O Index 1841-1849, 1865-1959 in at FamilySearch - free. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 - 1976 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Yell County Marriages at - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)

Death

 * 1914-1969 Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1935-1961 Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)


 * Yell County, Arkansas Obituary Collection Free From GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Belleville, and Plainview areas.

Divorce

 * 1923-1969 Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 at Ancestry.com - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1868-1910 - at FamilySearch — index and images -How to Use this Collection

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

 * ARGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records