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

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Nevada County, Arkansas
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Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 20, 1871
County Seat	DeWitt
Courthouse
Address	Nevada County Courthouse 215 E 2nd St Street; Prescott, AR 71857 Phone: 870.887.3115
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County Courthouse

Nevada County Courthouse
215 E 2nd St Street;
Prescott, AR 71857
Phone: 870.887.3115

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1871 and cemetery records; Clerk Circuit Court divorce and court and land records from 1871.^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1871--Nevada County was created 20 March 1871 from Hempstead, Columbia, and Ouachita Counties.

County seat: Prescott ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Nevada County boundary changes.

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Clark
• Columbia
• Hempstead
• Lafayette
• Ouachita
• Pike

Genealogy Resources

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

Cemeteries

• Nevada County, AR Cemeteries
• Map of Nevada County, AR with cemeteries marked

Census

• Census Transcriptions

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.

• Churches in Nevada County, AR

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.

• Nevada County, AR Federal Land Records

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Nevada 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 Nevada County, Arkansas (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
• Township and Township/Range Maps - Nevada County, AR

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battles were fought in Nevada County.

• April 3-4, 1864 = Elkin’s Ferry, also known as Okolona^[3]
• April 9-13, 1864 = Prairie D'Ane, also known as Gum Grove or Moscow^[4]

Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas.

Naturalization

Newspapers

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

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

• Nevada County Picayune

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

• 1947-1965 - Nevada County Birth Index 1947-1965. Batch C748988 at FamilySearch - free.^[5]

Marriage

• Arkansas Marriages 1837-1957 at FamilySearch.org
• Some Nevada County, AR Marriages

• 1871-1924 - Nevada County Marriage Books A-P Index 1871-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[5]
• 1871-1953 - Nevada County Marriage Books A-Z, AA-CC Index 1871-1953 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[6]

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Nevada County Depot and Museum - http://www.depotmuseum.org/

403 West First Street South
PO Box 592
Prescott AR 71857
Phone: (870) 887-5821
Curator@DepotMuseum.Org

Nevada County doesn't have a genealogical society at this time, but the Hempstead County Genealogy Society does have information about Nevada County.
PO Box 756
Hope, AR 71802
hempsteadgen@yahoo.com

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

• ARGenWeb Project - Nevada County
  
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Nevada 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. 69.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 2 August 2012).
4. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 15 August 2012).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/d/d7/Arkansasnz.pdf.
6. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.

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