Prairie County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Prairie County

County Courthouse
Prairie County Courthouse PO Box 278; Des Arc, AR 72040-0278 Phone: 870.256.3741

County Clerk in Devalls, Bluff, Arkansas has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1885, naturalization records 1907-1912 and military discharge records from 1917

Parent County

 * 1846--Prairie County was created 25 November 1846 from Pulaski and Monroe Counties. County seat: Des Arc
 * History of Prairie County Marilyn Sickel Prairie Co. ARGenweb

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Prairie County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Arkansas
 * Lonoke
 * Monroe
 * White
 * Woodruff

Cemeteries

 * Index to Prairie County Burials this also has links to cemetery histories and listing.

Land

 * Federal Land Records in Prairie County ARGenweb

Maps

 * Map of Prairie County - 1895 Prairie Co.ARGenweb

Civil War

 * Confederate Patriots' Index Marilyn Sickel  Prairie Co. ARGenweb
 * Men from this county served in Louis' Company, Arkansas Militia (Confederate) and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)*.

*Allen, Desmond Walls.First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifle's (Desmond Walls Allen: Conway AR, 1988) p. 2.

Probate

 * Wills and Probate Prairie County ARGenweb

Vital Records

 * Marriages  ARGenweb
 * Index to Prairie County Death Certificates  beginning Feb 1, 1914 to 1947 - Marilyn Sickel  Prairie County ARGenweb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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