Monroe 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. Monroe Records by Type Birth Records (1) Cemetery Records (104) Census Records (46) Church Records (6) City Directories (2) Court Records (5) Death Records (10) Histories and Genealogies (5) Land Records (8) Map Records (14) Marriage Records (7) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (13) Probate Records (5) School Records (7) Tax Records (5)

Overview of Monroe County Records

• Monroe County was created in 1829 from Phillips and Arkansas 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 Monroe County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1850 and probate records starting in 1839.
• The Monroe County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records starting in 1839, court records starting in 1830, and land records starting in 1829.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.