Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy
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| Phillips County, Arkansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Arkansas | |
 Location of Arkansas in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | May 1, 1820 |
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| County Seat | Helena |
| Courthouse | |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
- 1820--Phillips County was created 1 May 1820 from Arkansas and Hempstead Counties. County seat: Helena [1]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
- Arkansas
- Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Coahoma County, Mississippi
- Desha
- Lee
- Monroe
- Tunica County, Mississippi
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
1820--Census is missing.
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- 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." FHL Collection 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Phillips County marriage records from 1921 to 1951 were microfilmed by the Arkansas History Commission in cooperation with the Arkansas History Commission. This was a part of a project which was completed in 2007. The filming project is discussed in an Internet news item in the Arkansas History Commission website.
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGeWeb Project usgenweb.org/. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state www.argenweb.net/ then the county. Phillips County ARGenWeb Project www.argenweb.net/phillips/
- Family History Library Catalog
- Helena-West Helena, Arkansas (Wikipedia)
- Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Phillips County in The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).