Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy
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Arkansas, United States Genealogy Crittenden County
Guide to Crittenden County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Crittenden County, Arkansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Arkansas, United States Genealogy | |
 Location of Arkansas in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 22, 1825 |
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| County Seat | Marion |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Crittenden County Courthouse 100 Court Street Marion, AR 72364 Phone: 870.739.4434 |
Contents
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places/Localities
- 4 Genealogy Resources
- 4.1 Research Guides
- 4.2 African Americans
- 4.3 Bible Records
- 4.4 Biographies
- 4.5 Cemeteries
- 4.6 Census
- 4.7 Church Records
- 4.8 Court
- 4.9 Genealogy
- 4.10 Land and Property
- 4.11 Local Histories
- 4.12 History Timeline
- 4.13 Maps
- 4.14 Military
- 4.15 Naturalization
- 4.16 Newspapers
- 4.17 Occupations
- 4.18 Probate Records
- 4.19 Taxation
- 4.20 Vital Records
- 5 Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 6 Websites
- 7 References
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Crittenden County Courthouse
100 Court Street
Marion, AR 72364
Phone: 870.739.4434
County Clerk has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, military and court records and County Assessor has land records.[1]
| Birth | Marriage | Death | Court | Land | Probate |
| 1914* | 1837 | 1914* | 1826 | 1826 | 1839 |
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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.
Variant Spellings[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Cross • DeSoto County, Mississippi Genealogy • Lee • Mississippi • Poinsett • St. Francis • Shelby County, Tennesse • Tunica County, Mississippi Genealogy
Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies
[edit | edit source]
- Family Biographies from The History of Crittenden County, Arkansas (1890) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
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 [1]
- Artifacts found in Crittenden County—including effigy pipes, stone ear plugs, and ornaments—testify to a long habitation of the area by Native Americans.
- 1795 - Its first resident of note was a Spanish sergeant named Augustine Grande, who was the commander of Fort Esperanza, built by the Spanish on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
- 1825 October 22 - Crittenden County was organized.
- 1850 - Because of the county’s location, levees and drainage districts have been essential to its development
- 1874 - Reconstruction in Arkansas had ended.
- 1990 - Crittenden County had a population of 28,259; in that year, an estimated 2,000 people were employed in a variety of jobs by West Memphis processing and manufacturing industries.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy:
- - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), 2nd Company E
- - 6th Battalion Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company C
Naturalization[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Crittenden newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
- Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Fayetteville Daily Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Daily Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Northwest Arkansas Times at Ancestry.com ($)
- Courier Times at Ancestry.com ($)
Occupations[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
- Probate Records 1826-1946 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
- Includes Administration and guardian bonds and letters 1837-1919; Administration and guardian records 1853-1876; County Court records 1830-1852; Dockets 1857-1898; Probate records 1826-1889; Wills 1826-1946.
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1921 - Crittenden County Marriage Books A, C-Z, A1-B29 Index 1837-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[4]
Death[edit | edit source]
Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]
Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Crittenden County, AR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Arkansas Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Arkansas Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.
- ↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 65-67. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/5c/Igiarkansasad.pdf.
