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Lafayette County
| Lafayette County, Arkansas | |||||||
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![]() Location in the state of Arkansas | |||||||
![]() Location of Arkansas in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | October 15, 1827 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Lewisville | ||||||
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County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse
2 Courthouse Square
Lewisville, AR 71845
Phone: 870.921.4633
County Clerk has marriage records from 1848
and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce
and land records[1]
History
Parent County
- 1827--Lafayette County was created 15 October 1827 from Hempstead County. County seat: Lewisville [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lafayette County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Bossier Parish, Louisiana
- Caddo Parish, Louisiana
- Columbia
- Hempstead
- Miller
- Nevada
- Webster Parish, Louisiana
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
- Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1 .
1. Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) Infantry (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas, 1987.)
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Lafayette County, Arkansas Obituary Collection From GenealogyBuff.com ~ Free. From Various Funeral Homes around Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, and Buckner, Arkansas.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Lafayette County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 68.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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