Little River County, Arkansas Records

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Little River County, Arkansas Courthouse Records
Little River County, Arkansas Census Records
Little River County, Arkansas Vital Records
Little River County, Arkansas Resources
Little River County, Arkansas External Links

Little River County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on March 5, 1867 and was formed from Hempstead County and Sevier County.

Other county boundry changes occured when Part annexed to Miller 30 March 1915. Little River County was named for the Little River, a tributary of the Red River.

Little River County is bordered by Sevier County (north), Howard County (northeast), Hempstead County (east), Miller County (southeast), Bowie County, Texas (south), McCurtain County, Oklahoma (west).

Little River County Cities and Towns include Ashdown, Foreman, Ogden, Wilton, Winthrop.

A Map of Little River 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

Little River County, Arkansas Courthouse Records

Little River County, Arkansas Courthouse
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Little River County, AR Courthouse

The Little River County Courthouse is located in Ashdown, Arkansas. It was reported the following records missing: county court records from 1867 to Jan. 1876, destroyed by fire in 1882; marriage record from 1867 to Dec. 1880, cause of destruction unknown; real estate tax books from 1867 to 1882, destroyed by fire in 1882. At that time records were kept in "a temporary courthouse, an unsafe frame building. 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 Little River 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.

  • Little River County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1868, Land Records from 1867 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.
  • Little River County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1880 and has Probate Records from 1869. 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.
  • Little River County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
  • Little River County Health Department

Little River County, Arkansas Census Records

Little River County, Arkansas Vital Records

Little River County, Arkansas Resources

Little River County, Arkansas External Links

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