I believe that Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, US Arkansas is one of the best Arkansas resource page available. If you are serious about research in Arkansas, please check out Cyndi's page.
Another excellent source of Arkansas Research is RootsWeb Arkansas Resources
We do not wish to duplicate the resources these ladies have worked so hard to find, but to give them the credit
that is due them.
Everton's Publishers has a neat map of Arkansas that shows the location of each county and also links to other Arkansas resources. Many thanks to all supporters of Arkansas Genealogy.
Lineages Arkansas Search Engine
Use to find more resources in Arkansas.
Arkansas Genealogical Society PO Box 908 Hot Springs, AR 71902
Arkansas History Commission One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201
Arkansas Department of Health Division of Vital Records 4815 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Births: Started 1 Feb 1914 - Submit: Full Name at Birth Place and Date of Birth Parents' Names (including maiden name of mother) Fee $5.00 (non-refundable)
Deaths: Started 1 Feb 1914 - Submit: Full name of deceased Place and date of death Fee $4.00 (non-refundable)
Divorces: Started 1 Jan 1923 - Submit: Name of Plaintiff Name of Defendant Date of Divorce County in which divorce granted Fee $5.00 (non-refundable)
Title:First book of marriage records for Franklin County,Arkansas, 1850-1861 / copied by Virginia Marie McPhail. Author:McPhail, Virginia Marie. Published: Van Buren, Ark. : McPhail] 1978. Subject: Registers of births, etc. Franklin Co., Ark. --Genealogy. Material:46 leaves : fold. map (in pocket) ; 28 cm. Note: Cover title. Includes index.
Title:Arkansas land patents : Franklin County (granted through 30 June 1908) / prepared for publication by Desmond Walls Allen and Bobbie Jones McLane. Author: Allen, Desmond Walls. McLane, Bobbie Jones. Published: Conway, AR : Arkansas Research, c1991. Subject: Land grants --Arkansas --Franklin County. Franklin County (Ark.) --Genealogy. Material: 71 p. : maps ; 28 cm. Note:Bibliography: p. 12.
Title: Franklin Co. Cemeteries South of the Arkansas River. Author: McPhail, Virginia. Published: [1997]. Subject: Franklin County Cemeteries (Ark.) Material: unknown
Title:Highland Cemetery and four abandoned cemeteries in Ozark, Arkansas. Author: Clark, Sue. McPhail, Virginia. Published: [S.l. : s.n., 1990?] Subject:Franklin County (Ark.) --Genealogy. Highland Cemetery (Ozark, Ark.) Material:182 p. ; 28 cm.
Title: Franklin County, Arkansas, marriage books C,D,E,F,G,H,I, 1882-1916 / copied by Virginia M. McPhail. Author:McPhail, Virginia. Published: [S.l.] : V.M. McPhail, 1986. Subject: Franklin County (Ark.) --Genealogy. Marriage records --Arkansas --Franklin County. Material: 248 p. ; 28 cm.
Title: First four marriage books of Franklin County, Arkansas, 1850-1882 / copied by Virginia M. McPhail. Author: McPhail, Virginia Marie. Published: [S.l.] : V.M. McPhail, 1986. Subject: Franklin County (Ark.) --Genealogy. Marriage records --Arkansas --Franklin County. Material:114 p. ; 28 cm. including Index.
Please do not request full surname lookups unless the volunteers tells you they will do it for you. Give them as much information as possible regarding the date and name of the person or persons you are requesting they look up.
| CENSUS | Volunteer | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1840 CENSUS | Delaine Edwards | delaine@ipa.net |
| 1850 CENSUS | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| 1850 CENSUS | Rebecca Knox | pvtspark@oklahoma.net |
| 1860 CENSUS BOOK | Rebecca Knox | pvtspark@oklahoma.net |
| 1860 CENSUS | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| 1870 CENSUS | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| 1880 CENSUS | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| 1900 - 1920 CENSUS | Dani Wade Clark | dwcjmc7249@aol.com |
| CHURCHES | " | " |
| Gar Creek United Methodist Church | Eldon Edgin | eldon-edgin@worldnet.att.net |
| Grenades Chapel Methodist Church | Eldon Edgin | eldon-edgin@worldnet.att.net |
| WILLS | " | " |
| Index of AR Wills & Administration early to 1900 | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| Wills Book B | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| MARRIAGES | " | " |
| Franklin Co Marriages 1850-1882 | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| Marriage Books c-d-e-f-g-h-i 1882-1916 | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| CEMETERIES | " | " |
| Hickory Grove Cemetery | Delaine Edwards | delaine@ipa.net |
| Blanscet Cemetery | Patricia Dill | johndill@ipa.net |
| Franklin Cemeteries North of the Arkansas River | Judie Young Beckman | orfenanny@aol.com |
| Greenwood Cemetery, Denning, AR | Cathy Davis - Squires | mrspit66@aol.com |
| LAND RECORDS | " | " |
| Old land records of Franklin Co. AR | Fran Frame | ronframe@gte.net |
| FAMILY BOOKS | " | " |
| Branch Worth Remembering by Mayme Vest. | Barbara Turner | bst1362@ccp.com |
| More Branch by Mayme Vest. | Barbara Turner | bst1362@ccp.com |
| Hamblen Family Heritage. | Larry Hamblen | mythots@pacbell.net |
| GENERAL | " | " |
| Look-Ups from assorted books | Jeanne Ford | ford31@webtv.net |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY NEWSLETTERS | " | " |
| Good Ol' Mountain News | M.T. Lundsford | bonessgt@aol.com |
| Ozark AR Genealogy Newsletter | P. Henry | P. Henry1307@aol.com |