Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Garland County

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

County Courthouse
Garland County Courthouse 501 Ouachita Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901 Phone: 501.622.3610 County Clerk has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County

 * 1873--Garland County was created 5 April 1873 from Saline County. County seat: Hot Springs

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Hot Spring
 * Montgomery
 * Perry
 * Saline
 * Yell

Episcopal

 * 1878-1942 - St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Hot Spring, Baptism Index 1878-1942. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878-1895 - St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Hot Spring, Marriage Index 1878-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Methodist

 * 1874-1887 - First Methodist Church Baptism Index 1874-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1884 - First Methodist Church Marriage Index 1876-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1877-1927 Part of: County Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Probate records 1877-1890; Wills 1890-1927.

Marriage

 * 1874-1931 - Garland County Marriage Books A, C, I-K, M-Z, 2-4, 28-61 Index 1874-1931 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1921 - Garland County Marriage Books A-C, I-K, M-Z, 2-4 Index 1874-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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