Searcy  County Resources:

                Searcy County Mailing List:  To join, just click on the link and type subscribe in the body of
                the message.  Mailing lists are a great way to make connections!

                Searcy County Library:  Located in Marshall, the library has a wide selection of books on
                Searcy County and Searcy County families, as well as microfilm of Searcy County newspapers
                documet collections and 1839-1866 tax records. There is a collection of Family Group Sheets
                collected through the bimonthly Searcy County Ancestor Information Exchange

• Searcy County Courthouse:

               Searcy County Courthouse
               P.O. Box 935
               Marshall, AR 72650-0297
               Telephone: (870) 448-3807

For Records, contact the County Clerk's office:
              County Clerk
              Searcy County Courthouse
              Marshall, AR 72650
              (870) 448-3554
 

• Arkansas Vital Records Information

 
• History and Architectual Heritage of Searcy County:  Publication by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.  Contains

      early Searcy County history & information.
 
• Archive and Manuscript Repositories in Arkansas
 
• Cemetery listings for Searcy County : GNIS listing of 48 cemeteries in Searcy County,

and their location
 
• LDS Outline for Research in Searcy Co:  Lists all resources the LDS has on microfilm for Searcy

County.
 
• Searcy County Communities and Towns: GNIS listing of 60 communities and towns in

Searcy Co, Arkansas.
 
• Searcy County Chamber of Commerce

 
• Leslie, AR, online:  Official website for Leslie, AR.

 
• History/genealogy books in print on Searcy County

 
• Searcy County Records/Books for sale:  Records & books on Searcy County which can

be purchased.
 

Searcy County Records online:

*Note:  When you are researching records but can't find your ancestor, try the neighboring counties.  We often think of
early ancestors showing up in surrounding counties, but rarely think that a "modern" one might have registered for something
in another county:)  The Van Buren Co coordinator shared with me that she found several Searcy Co residents in the WWI
draft registration information for Van Buren Co; just one more place to look if you're having trouble finding someone:)
 

• Searcy County 1840 Federal Census Index

 
• Searcy County  1850 Federal Census Index;

 

file 1: pg0163a.txt file 2: pg0174a.txt

• Searcy County 1860 Federal Census:  Transcribed by Grant Cole, with the permission of

    SK Publications; thanks Grant!
 
• Searcy County 1870 Federal Census:  Transcribed by Wendy Fennell, with the permission of

   SK Publications; thanks Wendy!
 
• Searcy County 1880 Federal Census:  Transcribed by Cal Castleberry, with the permission of

   SK Publications; thanks Cal!
 
• Searcy County 1900 Federal Census:  Transcribed by Cal Castleberry & Pamela Coleman,

   with the permission of SK Publications; thanks Cal & Pamelia!
 
• "Old Settler's Letters":  Nine letters submitted to the "Mountain Wave" newspaper in

1915 in response to a contest to determine the oldest resident of Searcy County.  Gives a
fascinating look at Searcy Co life in the 1800's!  Donated by Tanya Watts- thanks, Tanya!
 
• Obituaries:  If you have any obituaries you'd like to submit, please let me know!

 
• Article & picture that appeared in the Searcy "Wave"  regarding Ossie (Austin) Layton.

Gives more insight into daily life in the 1910's, Searcy County.  Donated by Sheryl Unrath-
thanks, Sheryl!
 
• Arkansas State Penetentiary index:  Index to prisoners from Searcy County, A-L,

1918-1920 online now.
 
• World War II Casualties:  List of WWII casualties from Searcy County.

 
• McMahan Cemetery:  Denis Graham's transcription of McMahan Cemetery, which is just

north of Snowball.
 
• Watts Cemetery:  Leon Meyers has transcribed and photographed tombstones from

Watts Cemetery.  Thanks, Leon!
 
• Arkansas Land Records
 

Homepages:
 

• Hightower Family Genealogical Database- Anthony Rockefeller's webpage with Bratton and Hamm descendants &

      Searcy County connections.
 
• Beck's Creek:  Herrick-Vest-Beck-Guinn-Dowell-Tate- Candy Hill & Charles Vest's homepage;

includes information on the Beck family, many of whom were from Searcy County.
 
• A North-central Arkansas Family Tree Farm- Steve Bemrich's website with connections to Searcy County and surrounding areas.

 
• Holstead Family Descent Chart

 
• Ancestor Writing- Gilbert:  by Flossie Selby.  Grinders and Holt family history.

 
• Renfroe, Standridge, &  Hensley Genealogy:  Betty Renfroe's website, which contains

pictures and cemetery readings for these families.
 
• Wallace-Wallis, Holt & Allied Families-  Connie Pearl's Family Tree Maker homepage, which

includes information of the Wallace/Wallis & Holts families of Searcy County.
 
• Warrens of Searcy & Stone County Arkansas

 
• Woodworth, Woodcock and Younger Families of Arkansas

 
• Edward G. Gerdes Arkansas Civil War website

 
• The Original Searcy Co Genealogical Project

 

 

General Genealogy Tools

Arkansas Cherokee Indian Tribe- Information on Cherokee Indian tribe in Arkansas in early 1800's
(scroll down to bottom of page)
 

• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness:  Great website offering complimentary look-ups!

 
• Family Search:  LDS website with ability to search the records for information on a specific

individual.  One note:  Genealogies are submitted by individuals; best to use as a guideline, and
verify information.
 
• US Census Mailing List: TO SUBSCRIBE: XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com: XX stands for

the 2 letter state abbreviation. (Digest mode)- XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com
Put nothing on the subject line; write subscribe in the body.
You will be sent an e-mail with instructions after you subscribe. There are a few rules for this particular
mailing list:
In the SUBJECT LINE, place COUNTY,YEAR,SURNAME
LIMIT your requests to ONE PER CENSUS YEAR and SURNAME
NO General requests such as "all Smiths in all counties"; or "all Smiths in XXX county".
 
• Military History Institute: Now you can actually purchase a photograph of a Civil War ancestor

from The US Army Military History Institue! They have a fully-searchable database of photographs that are found in their archives. Even if you don't have an ancestor who was in the Civil War,
this is a really fascinating website!
 
• Cemetery Records Online - helpful site that allows you to submit cemetery listings, or check

out ones that are already online.
 
• Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet:  The site for genealogical resources on the

internet.  If it isn't here, chances are it doesn't exist!
 
• GenForumis a wonderful place to begin researching a surname. They have a vast number

of surnames listed, and users can post queries. Each surname listing is fully searchable.
 
• Rootsweb Mailing List - can't find any information regarding your line? Join a mailing list for the

surname you are researching. Fantastic way to meet others researching the same family.
Rootsweb makes it easy for you- just click and subscribe!
 
• US Government Land Patents- actual land patents are online for selected states. Very interesting site!

 
• List of 18th & 19th Century Nicknames - Every family has them...nicknames for the kids!

Want to know great-great aunt Polly's real name? Try this site! Behind the Name is another
great resource to try.

 

If you have a homepage with Searcy County connections/information,
 know of a helpful website, or own many materials you'd like to donate
(ie- genealogical information, pictures, anything of historical interest)
please let me know!

Cathy

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