Prairie County, Arkansas Records

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

Prairie County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on November 25, 1846 and was formed from Arkansas County and Pulaski County. Parts of Prairie County was used to form the following counties: Lonoke 1873.

Other county boundry changes occured when Boundary with Pulaski changed 30 December 1848, with Monroe 7 December 1850, boundaries redefined 12 April 1869, line with White defined 17 April 1873, boundaries redefined 26 April 1873 and 27 May 1874, line with Lonoke changed 30 November 1875, divided into two districts 1885. Prairie County was named for the Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas.

Prairie County is bordered by White County (north), Woodruff County (northeast), Monroe County (east), Arkansas County (south), Lonoke County (west).

Prairie County Cities and Towns include De Valls Bluff, Des Arc, Fredonia (Biscoe), Hazen, Ulm.

A Map of Prairie 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

Prairie County, Arkansas Courthouse Records

Prairie County, Arkansas Courthouse
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Prairie County, AR Courthouse

The Prairie County Courthouse is located in Des Arc, Arkansas and DeValls Bluff, Arkansas. It was reported the records destroyed by an Sept. 16, 1854 fire at Brownsville but complete from 1855 and kept in fire-proof vaults. 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 Prairie 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.

  • Prairie County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1854, Land Records from 1854 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.
  • Prairie County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1854 and has Probate Records from 1854. 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.
  • Prairie County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
  • Prairie County Health Department

Prairie County, Arkansas Census Records

Prairie County, Arkansas Vital Records

Prairie County, Arkansas Resources

Prairie County, Arkansas External Links

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