Woodruff County, Arkansas Records
Woodruff County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on November 26, 1862 and was formed from Jackson County and St. Francis County.
Other county boundry changes occured when Boundary defined 26 April 1873. Woodruff County was named in honor of William Woodruff (1795–1885), the first newspaper publisher in Arkansas .
Woodruff County is bordered by Jackson County (north), Cross County (northeast), St. Francis County (southeast), Monroe County (south), Prairie County (southwest), White County (west).
Woodruff County Cities and Towns include Augusta, Cotton Plant, Hunter, McCrory, Patterson.
A Map of Woodruff 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
Woodruff County, Arkansas Courthouse Records
Woodruff County, AR Courthouse
The Woodruff County Courthouse is located in Augusta, Arkansas. In 1906, V.E. Simpson reported the records complete. 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 Woodruff 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.
- Woodruff County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1865, Land Records from 1851 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.
- Woodruff County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1865 and has Probate Records from 1865. 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.
- Woodruff County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
- Woodruff County Health Department
Woodruff County, Arkansas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Arkansas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
- State Population Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Woodruff 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.
Woodruff County, Arkansas Resources
Woodruff County, Arkansas External Links
- Arkansas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Woodruff County, Arkansas Books - Amazon
- Woodruff Co., Arkansas - FindaGrave
- Arkansas Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Vaulner Family Website
- Graves Family Website
- Woodruff Co. ARGenweb
- Woodruff County, Arkansas Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Arkansas (1819 - 1999)
- Woodruff County, Arkansas Ancestry Database Collections
- Woodruff County, Arkansas Military Records
