Pope County, Arkansas Records

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Pope County, Arkansas Courthouse Records
Pope County, Arkansas Census Records
Pope County, Arkansas Vital Records
Pope County, Arkansas Resources
Pope County, Arkansas External Links

Pope County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on November 2, 1829 and was formed from Crawford County. Parts of Pope County was used to form the following counties: Johnson 1833, Logan County 1871, Scott County 1833, Van Buren 1833, Yell 1844.

Other county boundry changes occured when Part annexed to Yell 5 January 1853, part annexed from Conway 6 January 1853, line with Newton defined 17 February 1859, with Johnson 19 October 1859 and 27 March 1871, with Conway 28 May 1874, with Johnson re-established 6 March 1875, changed with Johnson 9 March 1877. Pope County was named in honor of John Pope (1770-1845), a governor of the Arkansas Territory.

Pope County is bordered by Newton County (northwest), Searcy County & Van Buren County (northeast), Conway County (southeast), Yell County (south), Logan County (southwest), Johnson County (west)..

Pope County Cities and Towns include Atkins, Dover, Hector, London, Pottsville, Russellville.

A Map of Pope 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

Pope County, Arkansas Courthouse Records

Pope County, Arkansas Courthouse
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Pope County, AR Courthouse

The Pope County Courthouse is located in Russellville, Arkansas. Records complete and in "a fairly good state of preservation. 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 Pope 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.

  • Pope County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1844, Land Records from 1828 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.
  • Pope County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1830 and has Probate Records from 1857. 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.
  • Pope County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
  • Pope County Health Department

Pope County, Arkansas Census Records

Pope County, Arkansas Vital Records

Pope County, Arkansas Resources

Pope County, Arkansas External Links

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