Columbia County AR Genealogy

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Columbia County Records by City/Town

Atlanta Genealogy (25)
Calhoun Genealogy (22)
Emerson Genealogy (43)
Macedonia Genealogy (22)
Magnolia Genealogy (87)


McNeil Genealogy (36)
Taylor Genealogy (27)
Village Genealogy (22)
Waldo Genealogy (39)

Overview of Columbia County Records

  • Columbia County was created in 1852 from Lafayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita counties.
  • Birth records from 1914, marriage records from 1917, death records from 1914, and divorce records from 1923 can be obtained from the Arkansas Department of Health.
  • The Columbia County Clerk has marriage records starting 1853, land records starting in 1853, divorce records, and court records starting in 1860, and probate records starting in 1853.
  • The Columbia County Library has cemetery records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.