Sevier County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Sevier County

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

County Courthouse
Sevier County Courthouse 115 N 3rd; De Queen, AR 71832 Phone: 870.642.2425 County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1829; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records

Parent County

 * 1828--Sevier County was created 17 October 1828 from Hempstead and Miller Counties. County seat: De Queen

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Hempstead
 * Howard
 * Little River
 * McCurtain County, Oklahoma
 * Polk

Revolutionary War

 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]

Civil War

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

1Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987).

Vital Records
Southwest Arkansas Daily Local area current obituaries Southwest Arkansas/Southeast Oklahoma

Societies, Archives and Libraries
Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Old Washington

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Sevier County ArGenWeb, a USGenWeb project.
 * Sevier County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sevier County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)