Arkansas City Genealogy (in Desha County, AR)

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


Arkansas City Birth Records

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

Arkansas City Cemetery Records

Mound Cemetery Arkansas Gravestones online

Mound Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Napoleon Find a Grave online

Arkansas City Census Records

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

Arkansas City 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

Arkansas City Land Records

Deeds, 1839-1887; indexes, 1839-1920 FamilySearch Library

Arkansas City Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas, April 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas, August 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas, July 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas, July 1932 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas, June 1908 Library of Congress online

Arkansas City Marriage Records

1837-1957 Arkansas County Marriages Index Ancestry online

1917-1969 Arkansas Marriage Certificates Ancestry online

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

Marriage records, 1856-1952; indexes, ca. 1851-[1966?] FamilySearch Library

Arkansas City Newspapers and Obituaries

Arkansas City Journal 1883-1883 Newspapers.com online

Stars and Stripes 1888-1890 Newspapers.com online

Weekly X-Rays 1899-1909 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Arkansas City

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.

Arkansas Gazette [Microform]. (Arkansas [Post], Ark. Ter.) 1819-1836

Desha County Journal. (Arkansas City, Ark.) 1923-1926

Arkansas City Probate Records

1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Arkansas City School Records

Arkansas City High School - River Rat Yearbook (Arkansas City, AR), 1926, 1955, 1988 E Yearbook online

Arkansas City High School yearbook, 1926, 1955, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Arkansas City High School yearbook, 1926, 1955, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Classmates online

Arkansas City High School yearbook, 1926, 1955, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hazen High School yearbook, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Arkansas City Tax Records

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


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