Calhoun County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Calhoun County

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

County Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse Main Street Hampton, AR 71744 Phone: 870.798.2517 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1851, divorce, probate and court records from 1880.

Parent County

 * 1850--Calhoun County was created 6 December 1850 from Dallas and Ouachita Counties. County seat: Hampton

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bradley
 * Cleveland
 * Dallas
 * Ouachita
 * Union

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 & Culture

Marriage

 * 1851-1956 - Calhoun County Marriage Books A-L Index 1851-1956 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1922 - Calhoun County Marriage Books A-I Index 1851-1922 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Jacksonville Arkansas Family History Center 312 HWY 319 East Vilonia AR 72173 United States

Websites

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