Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Hot Spring County

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

County Courthouse
Hot Spring County Courthouse 210 Locust Street Malvern, AR 72104 Phone: 501.332.2291 County Clerk has marriage records from 1825 and probate records from 1834; Clerk Circuit Court has court and divorce records

History

 * The County was named for the hot Springs at Hot Springs.
 * The county is a "dry county", no alcohols allowed.

Parent County
1829--Hot Spring County was created 2 November 1829 from Clark County. County seat: Malvern

Boundary Changes
Parts were set off to create following new counties:


 * Montgomery 9 December 1842
 * Grant 4 February 1869
 * Garland 5 April 1873
 * Part of Garland County was returned to Hot Springs later in 1873.

See an interactive map of Hot Spring County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Communities

 * Faber
 * Oak Bower
 * Old De Roche

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Dallas
 * Garland
 * Grant
 * Montgomery
 * Saline

Cemeteries

 * Phillips Cemetery, Leola BillionGraves

Civil War
Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1and the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate).2 1Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987). 2Collier, Captain Calvin L. USAF. They'll Do To Tie To! (Little Rock, Arkansas: Civil War Round Table Associates, 1959) p. 10.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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