Craighead County, Arkansas Records

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

Craighead County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on February 19,1859 and was formed from Mississippi County, Greene County and Poinsett County. Craighead County was named in honor of Thomas Craighead (1798–1862), a State Senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county .

Craighead County is bordered by Greene County (north), Dunklin County, Missouri (northeast), Mississippi County (east), Poinsett County (south), Jackson County (west), Lawrence County (northwest).

Craighead County Cities and Towns include Bay, Black Oak, Bono, Bowman, Brookland, Caraway, Cash, Childress, Egypt, Herman, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lester, Lunsford, Monette, Otwell.

A Map of Craighead 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

Craighead County, Arkansas Courthouse Records

Craighead County, Arkansas Courthouse in Jonesboro
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Craighead County, AR Courthouse
in Jonesboro
Craighead County, Arkansas Courthouse in Lake City
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Craighead County, AR Courthouse
in Lake City

The Craighead County Courthouse is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and Lake City, Arkansas. All records were destroyed by a fire in 1869 and again in 1878. The records are therefore incomplete. Since 1886, the records have been kept in a fire-proof vault and no records have been injured or lost since March 28, 1878. 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 Craighead 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.

  • Craighead County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1878, Land Records from 1878 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.
  • Craighead County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1878 and has Probate Records from 1878. 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.
  • Craighead County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
  • Craighead County Health Department

Craighead County, Arkansas Census Records

Craighead County, Arkansas Vital Records

Craighead County, Arkansas Resources

Craighead County, Arkansas External Links

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