Arkansas Online Birth, Marriage, Death Records

Arkansas birth, marriage and death records are available online through a variety of state and local libraries, archives, and societies and through genealogy websites. Not all Arkansas birth, marriage and death records have been indexed. An official record may exist, even if not found in the databases mentioned below.

Birth
 How to find births Search these Arkansas collections:


 * at FamilySearch. Index only (Free)
 * does not index a specific set of records
 * is not complete for any particular place or region
 * Coverage Table by County 1880-1893 several Counties have no entries for 1880-1893
 * based upon data collected in a variety of situations by the Genealogical Society of Utah

Marriage
 How to find marriages Search these Arkansas collections:


 * Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * original data from county courthouse records
 * 19 of 75 counties are included; see coverage table at bottom of the linked image
 * request record copies from the county clerk in which license was issued


 * Arkansas Marriages, 1820-1949 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * many records extracted from copies of original records in Salt Lake City Family History Library
 * 13 of 75 counties included; see coverage table at bottom of linked image
 * request copies from county clerk in which license was issued


 * Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * original data from FamilySearch "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838-1957"
 * extracted from Courts of Common Pleas and county clerks
 * "FHL film #" refers to a microfilm copy of the source held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City


 * at FamilySearch. index and images. (Free)
 * Arkansas County Marriages, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records Table by County, year range, and original courthouse volumes, and FHL Microfilm number
 * records may be marriage books, marriage licenses, or marriage returns


 * at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * Arkansas Marriages, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records lists number of marriage records by county
 * does not index a specific set of records
 * is not complete for any particular place or region


 * Arkansas Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state
 * data gathered from local town and county sources
 * collection based on years of research by Jordan R. Dodd and his staff at Liahona Research, Bountiful, UT


 * Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$)
 * includes records from 40 of 75 counties; see coverage notes at bottom of link image
 * compiled by Jordan Dodd, of Liahona Research


 * at FamilySearch. (Free)
 * Index provided by Ancestry.com
 * original source Arkansas Vital Records Division, Arkansas Dept. of Health


 * Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 at Ancestry.com. Index only. (Free /$
 * original data from Vital Records Division, Arkansas Department of Health
 * Copies of marriage records are available through theArkansas Dept. of Health. They maintain marriage records beginning in January 1917.

Divorce

 * at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * Index provided by Ancestry.com
 * original data from Arkansas Genealogical Society
 * copies of divorce records may be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health


 * Arkansas, Divorce Index, 1923-1939 at Ancestry.com. (Free /$)
 * original data from Arkansas Genealogical Society
 * includes divorces filed in Arkansas from 1923-1927 and 1934-1939
 * copies of divorce records may be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health

Death
 How to find deaths Search these Arkansas collections:


 * at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * index not complete for any particular place or region
 * index not complete for any particular place or region


 * "In Remembrance" of the Arkansas History Commission at Arkansas History Commission. Index only. (Free)
 * index of Arkansas Deaths, 1819-1920
 * shows name attached to the record, in which source to find the death record, and the record's date
 * an on-going project by AHC staff and volunteers; Thousands on entries go into the database every month.


 * at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * Index provided by Ancestry.com
 * data is from the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records


 * Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 at Ancestry.com. (Free /$)
 * data from the Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Vital Records
 * compliance to the 1914 law requiring statewide registration of deaths was not complete for about three decades after that
 * copies may be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health


 * at FamilySearch. Index only. (Free)
 * index to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration 1962 on (It is updated regularly, as per subscription option)
 * includes only names reported to Social Security
 * several organization have purchased this file and posted it to their Web site