Yell County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas Yell 

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

County Courthouse
Yell County Courthouse PO Box 219; Danville, AR 72833-0219 Phone: 501.495.2630

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land, and court records from 1865

Parent County

 * 1840--Yell County was created 5 December 1840 from Pope and Scott Counties. County seat: Danville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Conway
 * Garland
 * Logan
 * Montgomery
 * Perry
 * Pope
 * Scott

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.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries

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

 * Map of 1889 Yell County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Military
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

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1865-1943 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * 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.

Marriage

 * 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.
 * Yell County Marriages

Death

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

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