Jackson County, Arkansas Genealogy
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Guide to Jackson County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Jackson County was created on 25 December 1829[2] and was named for President Andrew Jackson.[3] Its county seat is Newport.[4] It is located in the northern area of the state.[5]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Jackson County Courthouse
208 Main Street
Newport, AR 72112
Phone: 870-523-7420
Jackson County Website
County Clerk has marriage records from 1843 and probate records from 1845.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1845 and land records.[6]
Jackson County, Arkansas[edit | edit source]
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 | 1843 | 1914 | 1845 | 1845 | 1845 | 1830 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Jackson County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. [10]
- 1760-1800 - French and Spanish trappers hunted in what would become Jackson County.
- 1822 - Early explorer Obediah Cartwright and his Indian guide, Leauteau, explored what would later be known as Jack’s Creek at the future town of Jacksonport.
- 1829 November 5 - Jackson County was created.
- 1829 - Because no towns existed in Jackson County, the first county seat was at the house of early pioneer Thomas Wideman, the house being about centrally located in the county.
- 1930-2010 - The population of Jackson County hit its high mark in 1930 (27,900) and has gone down to a present (2010) count of 17,900.
Additional Information
The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).[11]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Jackson County Bible Records at Arkansas Geneaolgy
- Jackson County Bible Records at Arkansas USGenWeb Project Archives
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Biographies at My Genealogy Hound
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 333 | — |
| 1840 | 1,540 | 362.5% |
| 1850 | 3,086 | 100.4% |
| 1860 | 10,493 | 240.0% |
| 1870 | 7,268 | −30.7% |
| 1880 | 10,877 | 49.7% |
| 1890 | 15,179 | 39.6% |
| 1900 | 18,383 | 21.1% |
| 1910 | 23,501 | 27.8% |
| 1920 | 25,446 | 8.3% |
| 1930 | 27,943 | 9.8% |
| 1940 | 26,427 | −5.4% |
| 1950 | 25,912 | −1.9% |
| 1960 | 22,843 | −11.8% |
| 1970 | 20,452 | −10.5% |
| 1980 | 21,646 | 5.8% |
| 1990 | 18,944 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | 18,418 | −2.8% |
| 2010 | 17,997 | −2.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places
- 1875-1899 Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1830-1878 Court Records, 1830-1878(*); County and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1830-1879 Court Records, 1830-1879(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1836-1886 Probate Records, 1836-1886; Circuit Court Records, 1841-1845; Circuit Court Records Index, 1841-1845, 1836-1886(*); Probate and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1845-1952 Court Records, 1845-1952(*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1850-1882 Docket, 1850-1882(*); Justice of the Peace at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- County Court Record 1 of Jackson County, Arkansas, 1830-1837. 1971. By Morgan, James Logan. Northeast Arkansas Genealogical Association : Newport, Arkansas Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1867 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Jacksonport (Upper White River District) at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; Letters, Register of Contracts
- 1865-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Jacksonport at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; Register of contracts and a register of marriages, letters
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Dillinger Funeral Home in Newport
- Jackson's Funeral Homes in Newport
- Taylor and Kimbrough Funeral Home in Newport
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
- Probate Records 1830-1945 Jackson 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 and guardian dockets 1879-1887; Administration bonds 1846-1861; Administration bonds and letters 1858-1913; County Court records 1830-1843 and 1858-1862; Dockets 1850-1882; Executor records 1863-1945; Guardian bonds and letters 1885-1898 and 1920; Probate case files 1835-1890; Probate records 1836-1886; Wills 1845-1928.
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Jackson 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 Northeast Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. Online at: Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vols. I & II - HathiTrust, Internet Archive. Jackson County, Vol II, Ch XXV, pp832-916.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
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- Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
- 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[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). 1967 reprint: FS Catalog Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Jackson County on page 191.]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company G
- - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's) (Confederate)
- - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate)[12], Company D
- - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers (Confederate), Company A
- - 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)[13]
- - 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)[14], Companies A, B and H
- - 45th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate) [15]
- - Ford's Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company C
- - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)[16], Companies G and I
Online Records
- 1861-1865 Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1890-1963 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas, Confederate Soldier Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
|How to Use this Collection]]
- 1891-1939 Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1901-1929 Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-Current Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Jackson County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Fayetteville Daily Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Daily Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Northwest Arkansas Times at Ancestry.com ($)
- Courier Times at Ancestry.com ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1783-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
- 1830-1878 Court Records, 1830-1878(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1835-1890 Probate Files (Jackson County, Arkansas), 1835-1890(*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1836-1886 Probate Records, 1836-1886; Circuit Court Records, 1841-1845; Circuit Court Records Index, 1841-1845, 1836-1886(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1845-1928 Wills, 1845-1928(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1846-1945 Administrators and Guardians Bonds and Letters, 1846-1945(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 115798
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Online Tax Records
- 1865-1874 US IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry.com - $, indexes and images, incomplete for all counties and years for Arkansas
Tax Records on Microfilm
- 1830-1855 Jackson County Tax Records - microfilm available to order at your local FamilySearch Center.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
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In 1877, a few county and city clerks[17] 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[edit | edit source]
- 1779-1966 Arkansas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
- 1800-Onward Arkansas Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1846-1923 Jackson County Marriage Index 1846-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[18]
- 1860-1976 Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
- 1923-1951 Jackson County Marriage Books K-Q Index 1923-1951 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Jackson County Clerk's office marriage search
Death[edit | edit source]
- 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 ($)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1923-1969 Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Jackson County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
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
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Jackson County. For state-wide library facilities, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Jackson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Arkansas Societies.
Jackson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 711
Newport, AR 72112
Email: stream.of.history@hotmail.com
Website
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Jackson County, Arkansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/jack/
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_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), Jackson County, Arkansas. Page 68 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), 66.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Arkansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Arkansas, accessed 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Robert D. Craig, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=778&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent= : accessed January 13, 2016), “Jackson County.”
- ↑ "List of counties in Arkansas," Wikipedia.
- ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifles, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988), p. 2. FS Catalog book 976.7 M2a
- ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988) FS Catalog book 976.7 M22adw
- ↑ Ronald R. Bass, History of the Thirty-first Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1996), p. 12 FS Catalog book 976.7 M2ba
- ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Forty-fifth Arkansas Confederate Calvary, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988), p. 1. FS Catalog book 976.7 M2af
- ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Third Arkansas Union Cavalry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), p. 33-92. FS Catalog book 976.7 M28dc
- ↑ 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.