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

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Independence County, Arkansas
Map
Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	October 23, 1820
County Seat	Batesville
Courthouse
Address	Independence County Courthouse 192 East Main Street; Batesville, AR 725091 Phone: 870.793.8828
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County Courthouse

Independence County Courthouse
192 East Main Street;
Batesville, AR 725091
Phone: 870.793.8828

County Clerk has marriage records from 1826 and probate records from 1839; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records; County Library has burial records.^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1820--Independence County was created 23 October 1820 from Lawrence and Arkansas Counties.

County seat: Batesville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

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

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Batesville, Newark, Sulphur Rock, Southside, Magness, Pleasant Plains, Desha, Locust Grove, Bethesda, Cushman, Hickory Valley, Rosie, Oil Trough

Neighboring Counties

• Cleburne
• Izard
• Jackson
• Lawrence
• Sharp
• Stone
• White

Genealogy Resources

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries in Independence County
  

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.

Court

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.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Independence 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

Military

Revolutionary War

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Arkansas, Independence County on page 91.]

Civil War

• Men from this county enlisted in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union),^[3] 4th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry,^[4] 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry,^[5] 31st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),^[6] Companies F and I, 38th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate),^[7] 45th Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate),^[8] and the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Rifles (Confederate).^[9]

Naturalization

Newspapers

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

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

• Batesville Guard

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.

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.

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

• 1826-1951 - Independence County Marriage Books [A]-Z, A1-F1 Index 1826-1951 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[10]
• 1826-1921 - Independence County Marriage Index 1826-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[11]

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• Independence County Historical Society
• White River Regional Library
• Lyon College
• UACCB
• Old Independence Regional Museum

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  
• Family History Library Catalog
• Independence County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 68.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Third Arkansas Union Cavalry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), p. 33-92. FHL book 976.7 M28dc
4. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Fourth Arkansas Union Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), p. 1. FHL book 976.7 M28dae
5. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988) FHL book 976.7 M22adw
6. ↑ Ronald R. Bass, History of the Thirty-first Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1996), p. 12 FHL book 976.7 M2ba
7. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Thirty-eighth Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988), p. 1. FHL book 976.7 M2at
8. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Forty-fifth Arkansas Confederate Calvary, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988), p. 1. FHL book 976.7 M2af
9. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, First Arkansas Confederate Mounted Rifles, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988), p. 2. FHL book 976.7 M2a
10. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
11. ↑ 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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