Madison County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Madison County

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

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 1 Main Street; PO Box 37; Huntsville, AR 72740-0037 Phone: 501.738.6721

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1901

Parent County

 * 1836--Madison County was created 30 September 1836 from Washington County. County seat: Huntsville

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Carroll
 * Crawford
 * Franklin
 * Johnson
 * Newton
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Kingston Cemetery

Genealogy

 * Biographies from The History of Madison County, Arkansas (1889) published by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

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

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, Madison County on page 191.] 

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company K
 * - 16th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 17th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Griffith's) (Confederate), Company G
 * - 35th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K


 * Men from Madison County served in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Union)

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1860-1969 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Chancery Court record index 1866-1890; Chancery Court records 1866-1890; Guardian bonds and letters 1860-1934; Letters of testamentary 1881-1969; Probate records 1867-1893; Wills 1905-1939.

Marriage

 * 1901-1951 - Madison County Marriage Books G-M Index 1901-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1901-1927 - Madison County Marriage Index 1901-1927 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Madison County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Madison County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)