Lafayette County AR Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Lafayette Records by Type Birth Records (1) Cemetery Records (93) Census Records (43) Church Records (2) Court Records (3) Death Records (9) Histories and Genealogies (2) Land Records (9) Map Records (9) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (4) Probate Records (3) School Records (13) Tax Records (9)

Overview of Lafayette County Records

• Lafayette County was created in 1827 from Hempstead County.
• 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 Lafayette County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1848 and probate records starting in 1828, county court records starting in 1838, and tax records starting in 1862.
• The Lafayette County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records starting in 1840, civil records starting in 1970, land records starting in 1828, and circuit records starting in 1828.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.