Lonoke County, Arkansas Records
Lonoke County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on April 16, 1873 and was formed from Pulaski County and Prairie County.
Other county boundry changes occured when Line with Prairie defined 30 November and 7 December 1875. Lonoke County was named for an oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat .
Lonoke County is bordered by White County (north), Prairie County (east), Arkansas County (southeast), Jefferson County (south), Pulaski County (west), Faulkner County (northwest).
Lonoke County Cities and Towns include Allport, Austin, Cabot, Carlisle, Coy, England, Humnoke, Keo, Lonoke, Ward.
A Map of Lonoke 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
Lonoke County, Arkansas Courthouse Records
Lonoke County, AR Courthouse
The Lonoke County Courthouse is located in Lonoke, Arkansas. 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 Lonoke 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.
- Lonoke County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1873, Land Records from 1873 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.
- Lonoke County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1873 and has Probate Records from 1873. 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.
- Lonoke County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
- Lonoke County Health Department
Lonoke County, Arkansas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Arkansas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Lonoke 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.
Lonoke County, Arkansas Resources
Lonoke County, Arkansas External Links
- Arkansas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Lonoke County, Arkansas Books - Amazon
- Lonoke Co., Arkansas - FindaGrave
- Arkansas Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Lonoke Co. ARGenweb
- Lonoke County, Arkansas Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Arkansas (1819 - 1999)
- Lonoke County, Arkansas Ancestry Database Collections
- Lonoke County, Arkansas Military Records