Miller County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Miller County

County Courthouse
Miller County Courthouse Vital Records 400 Laurel Street, Texarkana, AR 71854 Phone: 870-774-1501

County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1875; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1820--Miller County was created 1 April 1820 from Lafayette County. It was abolished in 1836 and re-established in 1874. County seat: Texarkana

The county was named for James Miller, territorial governor of Arkansas.

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

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: ,,  and

The City of Texarkana is located in two states. In the middle of the city is a street called State Line Road which separates the city between Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas. Texarkana is the county seat for Miller County, Arkansas, and a marriage license purchased in Miller County, Arkansas is not valid in the State of Texas.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bossier Parish, Louisiana
 * Bowie County, Texas
 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * Cass County, Texas
 * Hempstead
 * Lafayette
 * Little River

Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Miller County -  Miller County ARGenWeb

Tombstone Transcription Project - USGenWeb Project

Find A Grave

Ancestors At Rest

Cemetery and Tombstone Transcriptions and Registers

Church
Church Records - partial listing -  USGenWeb Archives

Land

 * Homestead and Cash Entry Patents Before 1908 -  USGenWeb Archives
 * Miller County Land Records 1890  -  USGenWeb Archives
 * Arkansas Land Records Interactive Search -  Rootsweb

Local Histories

 * Family Group Sheets -  Miller County ARGenWeb
 * Photo Album - Miller County ARGenWeb
 * Miller County Surnames -  Miller county ARGenWeb

Maps
Miller County Maps - Miller County ARGenWeb

Revolutionary War

 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]

World War I

 * 1918 Military Dance Card -  Miller County ARGenWeb
 * World War I Monument -  USGenWeb Archives

World War II

 * World War II Casualties Miller County -  Miller County ARGenWeb

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties State of Arkansas

Vietnam War

 * Texarkana Residents on Memorial Wall -  Miller County ARGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Newspapers Past and Present -  Miller County ARGenWeb
 * Texarkana Gazette

Vital Records

 * 1830 Census Index  -  USGenWeb Archives
 * 1880 Census Sulphur Township -  USGenWeb Archives
 * 1880 Federal Census Images -  USGenWeb Archives

Societies and Libraries
Texarkana Public Library

Miller County Genealogical Society: Texarkana USA Genealogical Society PO Box 2323, Texarkana, TX 75504-2323 gensoctx@hotmail.com

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

3701 Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas Phone: (903) 831-5225 Hours: T, Th 6pm-9pm; F-Sat 9am-5pm. Closed the last two weeks of December.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Old Washington Historical State Park Box 134, Washington, AR 71862 Tel: 870-983-2684 (Mon-Fri) 870-983-2733 (Sat-Sun) Open 7 days a week 9:00a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Arkansas History Commission &amp; State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Tel: 501-682-6900

Arkansas Historical Association History Department Ozark Hall, 12, University of Arkansas Old Main 416 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Tel: 501-575-5884

Web Sites

 * Miller County ARGenWeb Project
 * ARGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miller County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * USGenWeb Archives Project Miller County
 * Cyndi's List - Arkansas Resources
 * Cyndi's List - Arkansas Resources