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United States Arkansas Pope County

Guide to Pope County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Pope County Courthouse 100 W Main Street Russellville, AR 72801 Phone: 501.968.6064

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1831, county court records from 1857, voter and divorce records from 1965; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, land and military and court records.


 * 1) 1829-1830 -- A temporary county seat was established at the home of John Balinger on the Arkansas River.
 * 2) 1830 -- The county seat was established at old Norristown. No county buildings were built there.
 * 3) 1840 -- The first Courthouse was built in Dover. It was built of logs and lasted until it was burned with no loss of records during the Civil War.
 * 4) After the log Courthouse burned, court was held in churches until a brick Courthouse was constructed on the Dover town square.
 * 5) May 16, 1888 -- The county seat was moved to Russellville, and Russellville's first couthouse was built in 1888. The present Pope County Courthouse was built in 1931.

Government and Related Websites
 * County-clerk.net (unofficial site) — Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) — Provides links to County officials and public records

Record Loss

 * There has been no record loss in Pope County. * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

 * 1829--Pope County was created 2 November 1829 from Crawford County. County seat: Russellville


 * For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities and Towns

 * Click and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties)

Populated Places

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Pope County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1857

Guardainship
 * Probate Records 1830-1978 County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Executor bonds and letters 1870-1926; Guardian bonds and letters 1857-1882; Probate record index 1860-1900; Probate records 1844-1892; Will index 1830-1978.

African Americans

 * 1864-1872 at FamilySearch — images

Genealogies

 * Family biographies from The History of Pope County, Arkansas (1891) published by Southern Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Guardianship

 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

 * Pope County Historical Association. History Book Committee. History of Pope County, Arkansas. Winston-Salem, North Carolina : Jostens, c1981-1999.
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
 * Lemley, J. B..Pope County historical articles. Russellville, Arkansas : J.B. Lemley, 198-?.
 * Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of Pope County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1898 Pope County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Confederate), Companies F and G
 * - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company B
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), 1st Company E
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - 35th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, D, H, I, and L

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections - Free; Index. — 1830-1952 - Pope County Marriage Books A-Z and AA Index 1830-1952
 * 1830-1922 - Pope County Marriage Books A-M Index 1830-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Russellville Arkansas Family History Center 200 South Cumberland, Russellville AR 72801-4663 USA

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Pope County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Researchers interested in CONWAY, FAULKNER, PERRY, POPE, YELL AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. Farm Bureau Building 201 E. Shady Lane Morrilton, Arkansas
 * Website has a list of researched Surnames and recommended links.

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb resources - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Pope County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)