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

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Izard County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	October 27, 1825
County Seat	Melbourne
Courthouse
Address	Izard County Courthouse PO Box 327; Melbourne, AR 726556 Phone: 870.368.4328
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County Courthouse

Izard County Courthouse
PO Box 327;
Melbourne, AR 726556
Phone: 870.368.4328

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1889.^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1825--Izard County was created in 27 October 1825 from Independence and Fulton Counties.

County seat: Melbourne ^[2]

Boundary Changes

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

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Baxter
• Fulton
• Independence
• Sharp
• Stone

Genealogy Resources

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

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.

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.

• Izard County Federal Land Records USGenWeb Archives
• Original Izard County Land Owners ARFamilies

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Izard 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

• 1895 Izard County Map

Military

Civil War

Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)^[3] and the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry.^[4]

World War II

• Izard County WW 2 Army & Air Force Casualties Access Genealogy
• Arkansas Peace Society of 1861 Ancestrally Challenged

Naturalization

Newspapers

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

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

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

• Izard County Births Izard County ARGenWeb

Marriage

• 1889-1956 - Izard County Marriage Books [1]-12 Index 1889-1956 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[5]
• 1889-1925 - Izard County Marriage Index 1889-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[6]
• Izard County Marriages Various Years Izard County ARGenWeb

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

• Izard County Historical & Genealogical Society Izard County ARGenWeb

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

• Izard County Arkansas ARGenWeb
  
• Family History Library Catalog
• Izard County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Exploring Izard County by Denny Elrod
• Arkansas Ties by Pris Weathers

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, The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988) FHL book 976.7 M22adw
5. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.
6. ↑ 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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