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Guide to Faulkner County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Faulkner County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 12, 1873
County Seat	Conway
Courthouse
Address	Faulkner County Courthouse 801 Locust Street; Conway, AR 72032 Phone: 501.450.4910
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County Courthouse

Faulkner County Courthouse
801 Locust Street;
Conway, AR 72032
Phone: 501.450.4910

County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records from 1873.^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1873--Faulkner County was created 12 April 1873 from Pulaski and Conway Counties.  County seat: Conway ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Faulkner County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cleburne
• Conway
• Lonoke
• Perry
• Pulaski
• Van Buren
• White

Genealogy Resources

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

Cemeteries

• Faulkner County ARGenWeb cemeteries
• Arkansas Ties  Collection of Faulkner County cemeteries
• Find A Grave  Faulkner County cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Arkansas denominations, view the Arkansas Church Records wiki page.

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Barney

Faulkner County Church Records

• The Old Texas Church
• Conway Area Church Listings

Court

• Faulkner County Declarations of Intent  Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Genealogy

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Arkansas Land and Property for additional information about early Arkansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• Faulkner County Settlers  Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Faulkner County, Arkansas. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.

Maps

• Family Maps of Faulkner County, Arkansas (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

• Faulkner County Military  Faulkner County ARGenWeb
• Faulkner County Co. G, 3rd AR Calvary Pensions  Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Naturalization

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Faulkner County, Arkansas newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Faulkner County, Arkansas Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see, FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

• Log Cabin Democrat

Occupations

Probate Records

Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the county courthouse.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records. See Arkansas Probate Records for more information about Probate records in Arkansas, including statewide indexes.

• [http://backwardbranch.com/arfaulkner/ad.pdf Faulkner County Administrations & Estates 1880-1904

Taxation

Arkansas tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years for some counties. For more information see Arkansas Taxation.

• 1873 Faulkner County Land Owners Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Arkansas Vital Records State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Arkansas Vital Records Online and Arkansas Statewide Indexes and Collections at the Family History Library.

Birth

Marriage

• 1873-1952 - Faulkner County Marriage Books A-Z, 1-8 Index 1873-1952 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1873-1924 - Faulkner County Marriage Books B-R Index 1873-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• Faulkner County Marriages  Faulkner County ARGenWeb

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• River Valley Genealogy Society
• Faulkner County Historical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Conway Arkansas Family History Center
  • Conway, Arkansas

Websites

• Faulkner County ArGenWeb
  
• Family History Library Catalog
• Faulkner County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Faulkner County, Arkansas
• Faulkner County Arkansas History on Facebook

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
4. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf.

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