Columbia County AR Genealogy

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Columbia County Records by City/Town

Atlanta Genealogy (28)
Calhoun Genealogy (25)
Emerson Genealogy (46)
Macedonia Genealogy (25)


Magnolia Genealogy (87)
McNeil Genealogy (38)
Taylor Genealogy (29)
Waldo Genealogy (41)


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.