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Vital Records in Arkansas

RECORDS	LOCATION AND OTHER DETAILS
BIRTH RECORDS:	Arkansas Vital Records has birth records dating from February 1, 1914 through the present. There are a limited number of birth records available prior to 1914. Those records were filed with Arkansas Vital Records after 1914. We also have original copies of some Little Rock and Fort Smith births dating from 1881. Birth certificates are kept at the state level. To obtain an Arkansas death or birth certificate write or call: Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records 4815 W Markham St, Slot 44 Little Rock AR 72205 (800) 637-9314 toll free or (501) 661-2336 Additional information for obtaining Arkansas Birth and Death Certificates can be found at the Arkansas Health Web site.
DEATH RECORDS:	Arkansas Vital Records has death records dating from February 1, 1914 through the present. There are a limited number of death records available for deaths occurring between 1881 and 1914 in Little Rock and Fort Smith. The Arkansas History Commission keeps an alphabetical listing of deaths in Arkansas dating from 1914 through 1949, but they do not have the actual death records. Death certificates are kept at the state level. To obtain an Arkansas death or birth certificate write or call: Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records 4815 W Markham St, Slot 44 Little Rock AR 72205 (800) 637-9314 toll free or (501) 661-2336
DIVORCE RECORDS:	Divorce licenses are kept at the county level. Contact the county clerk listed below. Fulton County Courthouse Fulton County Clerk Courthouse Sq 123 S Main St Salem AR 72576 (870) 895-3310
MARRIAGE RECORDS:	Marriage licenses are kept at the county level. Contact the county clerk listed below. Fulton County Courthouse Fulton County Clerk Courthouse Sq 123 S Main St Salem AR 72576 (870) 895-3310
Since Fulton County, Arkansas, borders Oregon County, Missouri, be sure to check Oregon County and Howell County, Missouri when searching for your subjects. Many of the people would go to the doctor or the hospitals in these counties in Missouri. Missouri also has death certificates from 1910 to over 50 years old on line. Missouri Digital Heritage
FULTON COUNTY LIBRARIES:	White River Regional Library Viola Branch Library Main Street, P. O. Box 258 Viola, AR 72583-0258 (870) 458-3070 Library hours: M-T 11:30-4:30 Sat. 10-3 Librarian: Terry Wineland Fulton County Library 205 Pickren, P. O. Box 277 Salem, AR 72576-0277 (870) 895-2014 Fax: (870) 895-2014  Library hours: M-F 8:30-4:30 Sat 9-12 Librarian: Sharon Carter Mammoth Spring Branch Library 101 Main St., PO Box 256 Mammoth Spring, AR 72554-0256 (870) 625-3205 Library hours: MWThF 9-5 Sat 9-4 Librarian: Carole Howell
FUNERAL HOMES:	Barker, Steve - Barker Funeral Home 857 Highway 62 W (870) 895-3990

Last updated 16 Feb 2015