Benton County, founded September 30, 1836, was formed from Washington County, and is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas on the Ozark plateau. It adjoins Oklahoma to the west and Missouri to the north. The county seat is Bentonville, named in honor of U.S Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, who was instrumental in helping the Arkansas Territory achieve statehood in 1836.

• Churches
• Education
• Funeral Homes
• Government-Benton County
• Government-City of Bentonville
• History
• Libraries
• Museums & Historical Sites
• Native Americans
• Newspapers
• Organizations
• Timeline, 1541-1999

• Biographies & Family Group Sheets
• Books / Lookups
• Cemeteries
• Census
• County Officials 1836-1958
• Deaths
• Land / Deeds
• Maps
• Marriages
• Military Records
• Obituaries
• Photographs
• Postcards
• NWAGS Probate Index
• Wills (transcriptions)

How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Wondering where to post a query regarding your Benton County ancestor? Message boards and mailing lists are different, but each have advantages and may produce different results at different times.

A mailing list is a place where you can have an in-depth discussion with others who are currently researching the same area or surname. RootsWeb mailing lists are archived, so someone may find your post in the future, but by and large, mailing lists are for connecting with others who are actively researching here and now. 

Messages Boards are more like the cork bulletin board next to the water cooler.  You post a note there and hope someone sees it and responds --  either today or some time in the future.

Your hostesses for Benton County are
Pat Asher, Benton County Coordinator
and Nancy Feroe, Assistant Coordinator

Thank you for visiting. Please drop us a line with your suggestions, comments, or to report any problems with this web site.

Old documents, newsapers, family bibles, photographs, etc. are precious family treasures; but are subject to loss through fire, natural disasters, or simple aging and less-than-perfect storage conditions. Please consider contributing an abstract, transcription or a scanned image of your records. Your Benton County heritage will be archived on the site and preserved for future generations.

Our thanks to Tami Ramsey, who maintained this site 2003-Feb 2007 and is the current webmaster for the Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society.