Searcy County, Arkansas Records
Searcy County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on December 13, 1838 and was formed from Marion County. Parts of Searcy County was used to form the following counties: Baxter 1873, Stone 1873, Van Buren 1833.
Other county boundry changes occured when Line with Van Buren defined 2 October 1853, lines with Van Buren and Marion defined 20 October 1855. (Marion County was originally named Searcy 1835-1836) Searcy County was named in honor of Richard Searcy, a judge from Lawrence County .
Searcy County is bordered by Marion County (north), Baxter County (northeast), Stone County (east), Van Buren County (south), Pope County (southwest), Newton County (west), Boone County (northwest).
Searcy County Cities and Towns include Gilbert, Leslie, Marshall, Pindall, St. Joe.
A Map of Searcy County, Arkansas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries..
There is a collection of old Arizona maps at MapGeeks.org
Searcy County, Arkansas Courthouse Records
Searcy County, AR Courthouse
The Searcy County Courthouse is located in Marshall, Arkansas. It was reported destruction of the records in Jan. 1864, partial destruction in March 1877, and destruction again in Aug. 1885. "All records prior to 1881 are missing except deed record A, one chancery court record, one probate court record, one circuit court record." Learn More About State of Arkansas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Searcy county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Searcy County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1881, Land Records from 1866 and Divorce Records are maintained among the equity records (Divorces issued prior to 1950 are located here. Divorces issued after 1950 can be found at the Arkansas Department of Public Health. The County Clerk of Circuit Court is the clerk of the circuit, chancery court, and juvenile court and usually acts as the ex-officio recorder of the county. The duties of the clerk are to maintain a record of all proceedings of the circuit, chancery and juvenile courts and to prepare the dockets for courts. They are also the ex-officio county recorder; and is responsible for recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and surety bonds, and many other orders and instruments which involve property within the county.
- Searcy County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1881 and has Probate Records from 1881. The County Clerk, as clerk to the probate court, the clerk files all instruments making them a matter of record in descendent estate cases, and swears in all witnesses in contested estates. The clerk, also in this capacity, maintains all records relative to adoptions and guardianship cases.
- Searcy County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
- Searcy County Health Department
Searcy County, Arkansas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Arkansas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Searcy County, Arkansas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Arkansas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from February 1, 1914 to present.
- Marriage Records: from January 1917 to present.Â
- Divorce Records: from  January 1923 to present. Full certified copy may be obtained from the County Circuit or Chancery Clerk.
- Locations:Â Arkansas Office of Vital Records, 4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205; (602) 364-1300, 501-661-2336, 800-637-9314
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Searcy County, Arkansas Resources
- Searcy County Historical Society, PO Box 133, Marshall, AR 72650
- Searcy County, Arkansas Message Boards
Searcy County, Arkansas External Links
- Arkansas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Searcy County, Arkansas Books - Amazon
- Searcy Co., Arkansas - FindaGrave
- Arkansas Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Searcy County, Arkansas Cemeteries by ARFamilies
- Searcy Co. ARGenweb
- Searcy County, Arkansas Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Arkansas (1819 - 1999)
- Searcy County, Arkansas Ancestry Database Collections
- Searcy County, Arkansas Military Records