Franklin County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Franklin County

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

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 211 W Commercial Street Ozark, AR 72949 Phone: 501.667.3607 County Clerk has marriage records from 1850, probate records from 1838 and land records from 1899

Parent County

 * 1837--Franklin County was created 19 December 1837 from Crawford County. County seat: Ozark

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Franklin County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss
There are no known marriage records from Franklin County between 1837 and late in 1849, apparently the first marriage book must have been destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Johnson
 * Logan
 * Madison
 * Sebastian

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1 and the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Militia.

1Allen, Desmond Walls. Third Arkansas Union Cavalry (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway, Arkansas) 1987, pp. 33-92.

Probate

 * Franklin County Probate Records Online

Birth

 * 1947-1965 - Franklin County Birth Index 1947-1965. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1850-1951 - Franklin County Marriage Books A-Q, 2-4 (including both Ozark and Charleston locations) Index 1850-1951 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850-1931 - Franklin County Marriage Books A-J Index 1850-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1954 - Franklin County Death Index 1954. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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