Decatur Genealogy (in Benton County, AR)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Decatur are also found through the Benton County and Arkansas pages.


Decatur Birth Records

Arkansas, Birth Records, 1914-present Arkansas Department of Health

Decatur Cemetery Records

Decatur Cemetery Billion Graves online

Decatur Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur Cemetery, Decatur US Gen Web Archives online

Falling Springs Cemetery Billion Graves online

Heaslet Cemetery Find a Grave online

Perkins-Parn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ward Cemetery Billion Graves online

Decatur Census Records

Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870 Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Decatur, Arkansas LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Decatur Death Records

1914-1950 Arkansas Death Index Ancestry online

1914-1969 Arkansas Death Certificates Ancestry online

1935-1961 Arkansas Death Index MyHeritage online

Arkansas, Death Records, 1914-present Arkansas Department of Health

Obituaries of Benton County, Arkansas : indexed, annotated 1884-1933 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Land Records

Deed records, 1837-1886 FamilySearch Library

Original land entries (Benton County, Arkansas), 1835-1900 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Decatur, Benton County, Arkansas, January 1914 Library of Congress online

Decatur Marriage Records

1837-1957 Arkansas County Marriages Index Ancestry online

1917-1969 Arkansas Marriage Certificates Ancestry online

Arkansas Compiled Marriages (includes Benton 1852-1875 ) Ancestry online

Arkansas, Marriage Records, 1917-present Arkansas Department of Health

Marriage records, 1861-1952 FamilySearch Library

Marriages of Benton County, Arkansas, Book G, 1905-1910 BYU Family History Archives online

Marriages of Benton County, Arkansas, Book H, 1910-1914 BYU Family History Archives online

Decatur Newspapers and Obituaries

Decatur Herald 1917-1917 Newspapers.com online

Obituaries of Benton County, Arkansas : indexed, annotated 1884-1933 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Decatur

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Decatur Advance. (Decatur, Ark.) 1895-1897

Decatur Herald. (Decatur, Ark.) 1956-1976

Decatur Herald. (Decatur, Benton County, Ark.) 1910-1939

Decatur Probate Records

1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Decatur School Records

Decatur High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Decatur, AR), 1958, 1969, 1971, 1973 E Yearbook online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 Classmates online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Decatur Tax Records

1829-1839 Tax List Index (part of Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes) Ancestry online

Tax books (Benton County, Arkansas), 1869-1900 FamilySearch Library


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