Land Records
Deeds can be ordered from:Van Buren County Clerk
451 Main
Clinton, AR 72031
Telephone: (501) 745-4140
cost as of 4/4/05 is $1 per page
Sample Land Abstract
Land Owners & Locations 1837-39, 1841-43, 1851-52, 1855 from Tax Records
Direct Index to Deeds 1865-1900
A-F * G-L * M-S * T-Z
Individual Deeds & Land Records and other good information
INDEX of US Land Patent Owners of Van Buren County
Did your ancestor have an original land grant in Van Buren County?
Find them here.
PLAT MAPS of Original Land Patent Owners by Township and Range
See where your ancestor lived and who their neighbors were.
Find the correct Township and Range to look at from the Index of US Land Patents owners above.
Cleburne County Tracts originally in VBC
Stone County Tracts originally in VBC
Searcy County Tracts originally in VBC
Suspended Land Entries 1891
Donation Land Owners
How the Township and Range System works
"Graduation Land" in Arkansas
"Swamp Land Sales" in Arkansas
You will find references to the Cherokee Boundary Line on deeds in Van Buren County. Almost all of VBC was inside the Cherokee Indian Tract.
Map of the Cherokee Boundary Line