Yell County, Arkansas Genealogy

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

Description
Yell County was named for Governor Archibald Yell. It is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yell County Courthouse P.O. Box 219; Danville, AR 72833-0219 Phone: 501-495-2630 Yell County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land, and court records from 1865.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Arkansas County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Yell History and Culture.

Biographies

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875-1899 at FamilySearch — index
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1865-1883 (*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1865-1968 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1865-1978 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1876-1952 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Cornwell Funeral Homes and On-Site Cremation Services in Danville and Dardanelle

Guardianship

 * Probate Records 1865-1943 Yell County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images) - How to Use this Collection
 * Includes Accounts 1876-1905; Administration and guardian dockets 1866-1890; Administration bonds and letters 1865-1913; Dockets 1866-1873; Guardian bonds 1876-1913; Probate records 1858-1888; Wills 1872-1943.

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago, and Nashville : The Southern Publishing Company, 1891. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Internet Archive.
 * History of Yell County, Arkansas. 2 volumes. By Wayne Banks. Van Buren, Arkansas : Press-Argus, 1959. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Map of 1889 Yell County, Arkansas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Arkansas State Archives State Maps Collection at Arkansas Digital Archives

Military Records
Yell County Military

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate), Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dawson's) (Confederate)
 * - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 38th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, E, F, H, and S

'''Online Records


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1890-1963 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries

 * Yell County, Arkansas Obituary Collection at GenealogyBuff.com. From various funeral homes in the Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Belleville, and Plainview areas.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1783-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1817-1979 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1858-1943 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1943 Yell County, Arkansas Wills Records at SamPubCo - Browsable index of testators of wills - free

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1779-1966 Arkansas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1831, 1841-1925 Yell County Marriage Books A-J Index 1831, 1841-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
 * 1841-1849, 1865-1959 Yell County Marriage Books A-O Index 1841-1849, 1865-1959 in  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860-1976 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * Yell County Marriages at ARGenWeb

Death

 * 1914-1969 Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1935-1961 Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)

Divorce

 * 1923-1969 Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 at Ancestry.com - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1868-1910 at FamilySearch — index and images -How to Use this Collection

FamilySearch Centers

 * Russellville Arkansas FamilySearch Center
 * Central Arkansas Library System - Max Milam Library - an affiliate library

Societies
River Valley Genealogy Society Farm Bureau Building 201 E Shady Ln PO Box 830 Morrilton, Arkansas Phone: 501-208-4213, 501-354-4428 Email: [mailto:rivervalleygenealogysociety@gmail.com rivervalleygenealogysociety@gmail.com] Website Covers: Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell and Van Buren Counties. Yell County Historical Society P.O. Box 622 Dardanelle, AR 72834 Email: [mailto:yellcohistorical@gmail.com yellcohistorical@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * ARGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Linkpendium
 * Cyndi's List
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records