Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy
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Guide to Faulkner County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information
Description
Faulkner County was created on 12 April 1873[2] and was named for Colonel Sanford C. "Sandy" Faulkner, composer of the fiddle tune, "The Arkansas Traveller."[3] Its county seat is Conway.[4] It is located in the center of the state.[5]
County Courthouse
Faulkner County Courthouse
801 Locust Street;
Conway, AR 72032
Phone: 501-450-4910
Faulkner County Website
County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records from 1873.[6]
Faulkner County, Arkansas
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1914 | 1873 | 1914 | 1873 | 1873 | 1873 | 1830 |
Record Loss
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Boundary Changes
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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:[9]
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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 Faulkner County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. [10]
- 1722 - The first European explorers in the area were the group traveling with Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe, who traveled up the Arkansas River from Arkansas Post (Arkansas County).
- 1818-1828 - The northwest section of Faulkner County was included in a Cherokee reservation.
- 1834 - Many Native Americans died from cholera and were buried in Cadron in early 1834. Fear of the disease caused many settlers to abandon Cadron; no community now exists in that location.
- 1873 April 12 - Faulkner County was one of nine counties established by the Republican state legislature during Reconstruction.
- 1878 - Holy Ghost Fathers mission society brought in Roman Catholic settlers from Germany.
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of the Central Counties of Arkansas. Chicago; St. Louis: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust; Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). Faulkner County, Ch. XXIII, pp. 659-702.
- Biographies at My Genealogy Hound
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1880 | 12,786 | — |
| 1890 | 18,342 | 43.5% |
| 1900 | 20,780 | 13.3% |
| 1910 | 23,708 | 14.1% |
| 1920 | 27,681 | 16.8% |
| 1930 | 28,381 | 2.5% |
| 1940 | 25,880 | −8.8% |
| 1950 | 25,289 | −2.3% |
| 1960 | 24,303 | −3.9% |
| 1970 | 31,572 | 29.9% |
| 1980 | 46,192 | 46.3% |
| 1990 | 60,006 | 29.9% |
| 2000 | 86,014 | 43.3% |
| 2010 | 113,237 | 31.6% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
- 1875-1899 Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Barney
County Church Records
Court Records
- 1873-1900 Court Records, 1873-1900(*); County Court (Faulkner County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1873-1912 Dockets and Records, 1873-1912(*); Circuit Court (Faulkner County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1873-1955 Court Records, 1873-1955(*); Chancery Court (Faulkner County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Faulkner County Declarations of Intent at Faulkner County ARGenWeb
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Griffin Leggett Conway Funeral Home in Conway
- Larry G Acklin Funeral Homes in Conway
- Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway
- Veasley Funeral Home and Cremations in Conway
Genealogies
Guardianship
- Probate Records 1873-1950 Faulkner County portion of the collection: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)- How to Use this Collection
- Includes Administration bonds 1873-1910; County Court records 1873-1900; Dockets 1874-1886; Executor bonds 1874-1950; Guardian bonds 1873-1908; Letters of administration 1873-1919 and 1941; Letters of guardianship 1873-1918; Letters of testamentary 1874-1949; Probate record index 1873-1880; Probate records 1873-1889; Wills 1879-1926.
Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Faulkner County Settlers ARGenWeb
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Faulkner County. They may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago ; St. Louis : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1889. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). Faulkner County history begins page 659.
- The History of Faulkner County, Arkansas. By Alex McPherson. Conway, Arkansas : Oldbuck Press, 1993. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of original published in 1927(?).
Maps and Gazetteers
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
- Family Maps of Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- Map of 1889 Faulkner 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
Migration
Military Records
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
- 1890-1963 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 at FamilySearch — index & images- How to Use this Collection
- Faulkner County Co. G, 3rd AR Calvary Pensions Faulkner County ARGenWeb
- 1891-1939 Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index & images- How to Use this Collection
- 1901-1929 Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — index & images- How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- 1800s-Current Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Log Cabin Democrat
Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Faulkner newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name 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 ($)
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1783-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
- 1873-1950 Probate Records, 1873-1950(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1880-1904 Faulkner County Administrations & Estates 1880-1904; at ArGenWeb
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index 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 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
- 1873 Faulkner County Land Owners Faulkner County ARGenWeb
Vital Records
Birth
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In 1877, a few county and city clerks[11] started keeping birth and death records.
In 1914, the state law required all county clerks to record births and forward them to the state.
- Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 at FamilySearch. (Free, index only)
- Small file, but worth searching. Most entries were user-submitted.
See also: • Arkansas Online Genealogy Records, • How to Find Arkansas Birth Records and • Arkansas Vital Records—Birth.
Marriage
- 1779-1966 Arkansas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
- 1800-Onward Arkansas Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1873-1924 Faulkner County Marriage Books B-R Index 1873-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[12]
- 1873-1952 Faulkner County Marriage Books A-Z, 1-8 Index 1873-1952 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
Death
- 1812-Onward Arkansas Deaths at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1914-1969 Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
- 1935-1961 Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
Divorce
- 1923-1969 Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
Voting Records
- 1700-Onward Arkansas Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1868-1910 Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910 at FamilySearch — index & images- How to Use this Collection
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Faulkner County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Conway Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Jacksonville Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- North Little Rock Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Quitman Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Central Arkansas Library System - Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Dee Brown Library - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Hillary Rodham Clinton's Children Library and Learning Center - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Max Milam Library - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Maumelle Library - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Sidney S. McMath Library - an affiliate library
- Central Arkansas Library System - Sue Cowan Williams Library - an affiliate library
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Faulkner County. For state-wide library facilities, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Faulkner County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Arkansas Societies.
Faulkner County Historical Society
P.O. Box 731
Conway, AR 72033
Phone: 501-424-0023
Email: faulknercountyhistory@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
River Valley Genealogy Society
Farm Bureau Building
201 E Shady Ln
P.O. Box 830
Morrilton, AR
Phone: 501-208-4213, 501-354-4428
Email: rivervalleygenealogysociety@gmail.com
Website
Covers: Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell and Van Buren Counties.
Websites
- ARGenWeb
- USGenWeb Archives.
- Linkpendium
- Cyndi's List
- FamilySearch Catalog - 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
Research Guides
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Arkansas: Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/faulkner/
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Faulkner County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faulkner_County,_Arkansas
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Faulkner County, Arkansas. Page 67 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 65.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Faulkner County, Arkansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faulkner_County,_Arkansas, accessed 12 September 2018.
- ↑ Steven Teske, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=767&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent= : accessed January 13, 2016), “Faulkner County.”
- ↑ such as Sebastian County (Fort Smith) and Pulaski County (Little Rock) (No entry in FamilySearch Catalog found for Pulaski County nor for Little Rock, Aug 2014)
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf.