Pulaski County, Arkansas Genealogy
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Guide to Pulaski 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
Pulaski County was created 1 June 1819[2] and was named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called the "father of the American cavalry."[3] Its county seat is Little Rock.[4] It is located in the central area of the state.[5]
County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse
401 W Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-340-8500
Pulaski County Website
County Clerk has marriage records from 1838, probate records from 1820, voter registration records from 1952, real estate tax records from 1828, personal property tax records from 1869 and poll tax from 1892.
Clerk Circuit Court has court, land an naturalization records.
Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records; History Commission has probate court records before 1920.[6]
Pulaski 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 | 1838 | 1914 | 1839 | 1819 | 1820 | 1830 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
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 Pulaski County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. [10]
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
- Family Biographies from The History of Pulaski County, Arkansas (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 2,395 | — |
| 1840 | 5,350 | 123.4% |
| 1850 | 5,657 | 5.7% |
| 1860 | 11,699 | 106.8% |
| 1870 | 32,066 | 174.1% |
| 1880 | 32,616 | 1.7% |
| 1890 | 47,329 | 45.1% |
| 1900 | 63,179 | 33.5% |
| 1910 | 86,751 | 37.3% |
| 1920 | 109,464 | 26.2% |
| 1930 | 137,727 | 25.8% |
| 1940 | 156,085 | 13.3% |
| 1950 | 196,685 | 26.0% |
| 1960 | 242,980 | 23.5% |
| 1970 | 287,189 | 18.2% |
| 1980 | 340,613 | 18.6% |
| 1990 | 349,660 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 361,474 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 382,748 | 5.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
1820--Census is missing.
Church Records
- 1875-1899 Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records
- Little Rock
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1839-1979 Chancery Court record, 1846-1877; Indexes, 1839-1979, 1839-1979(*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1846-1878 Court Records, 1846-1878(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1867-1902 Real Estate Bank Case, 1867-1902(*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1873-1917 Justice of the Peace Judgements, 1873-1917(*); Justice Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1882-1900 Divorce Records, 1882-1900(*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1893-1898 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S., City Directories, 1893-1898 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 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
African Americans
- 1864-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Little Rock at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; Register of marriage, leases, employment, letters
- l864-1865 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Little Rock (Superintendent of Freedmen) at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; Narrative school reports from teachers and superintendents of freedmen's schools, letters, reports, misc papers
Funeral Homes
- Gillespie Brothers Funeral Home Inc in Little Rock
- Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home in Little Rock
- HD Malone Funeral Home in Little Rock
- Kelly Smith Funeral & Cremation Services LLC in Little Rock
- Larry G. Acklin Funeral Homes in Little Rock
- Roller-Owens Funeral Home in North Little Rock
- Ruebel Funeral Home in Little Rock
- Smith Family Funeral Homes in Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Sherwood
- Superior Funeral Services in North Little Rock
Genealogies
- Biographies from The History of Pulaski County, Arkansas (1889) published by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
Guardianship
- 1818-1920 — Probate Records Pulaski County portion of the collection: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 — Includes Administration records 1839-1902; County Court records 1846-1857; Guardianship 1864-1911; Probate packets 1819-1920; Wills 1818-1849; and more — at FamilySearch (Free, browse images) - How to Use this Collection
Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Pulaski 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).
Maps and Gazetteers
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- Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
- Family Maps of Pulaski County, Arkansas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- Map of 1898 Pulaski 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
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." FS Catalog Collection 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]
Civil War
Regiments. Men in Pulaski County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:
- - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Company F
- - 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's) (Confederate)
- - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate), Company D
- - 4th Battalion, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, B, C, D and E
- - 6th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),
- - 20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and I
- - 36th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies G and K.
- - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)[11], Companies C, G, H, K, L and M
- - 4th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)
Online Records
- 1861-1865 Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1890-1963 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1891-1939 Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1901-1929 Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
Civil War Battle Fought in Pulaski County
The following Civil War battle was fought in Pulaski County:[12]
- September 10, 1863 - Bayou Forche, also known as Little Rock.
- Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- 1800s-Current Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Pulaski newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Pulaski County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- 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 ($)
- 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
- 1818-1849 Wills, 1818-1849(*); Probate Court HERE at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1819-1920 Probate Packets (Pulaski County, Arkansas), 1819-1920; Indexes, 1819-1920(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1839-1919 Administrators and Guardians Bonds and Letters, 1839-1919(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1849-1913 Probate Records, 1849-1913(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1859-1886 Letters of Guardianship, 1873-1886; Administrators Bonds, 1859-1860(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.ls Intro|Pulaski}}
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
Vital Records
Birth
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In 1877, a few county and city clerks[13] 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 ($)
- 1838-1921 Pulaski County Marriage Books 1-81, B1-B4 Index 1838-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.[14]
- 1838-1971 Pulaski County Marriage Index 1838-1971 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1860-1976 Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
- 1970-Onward Arkansas, Pulaski County Marriage Licenses at MyHeritage — 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 Pulaski 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
- Jacksonville Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Little Rock Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- North Little Rock Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- Pinnacle Mountain Arkansas FamilySearch Center
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Pulaski County. For state-wide library facilities, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Pulaski County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Arkansas Societies.
Pulaski County Historical Society of Arkansas
P.O. Box 251903
Little Rock, AR 72225
Email: pulaskicountyhs@gmail.com
Website
Facebook
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).
- ↑ Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Casimir Pulaski," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casimir_Pulaski&oldid=1173769254 (accessed September 14, 2023).
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pulaski County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski_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), Pulaski County, Arkansas. Page 70 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), 67.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pulaski County, Arkansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Arkansas, accessed 26 September 2018.
- ↑ Ron Copeland, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=409&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent=+%3a+accessed+January+6%2c+2016)%2c: accessed January 15, 2016), “Pulaski County.”
- ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Third Arkansas Union Cavalry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), p. 33-92. FS Catalog book 976.7 M28dc
- ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Battles. Filter by state or battle name.
- ↑ 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/d/d7/Arkansasnz.pdf.