For instance, in her article on the history of black rock in the lawrence county historical societys county history compilation, mother of counties. To view the biographies available for a county, click on the county name in the list below. Were offering them in electronic form with searchable text. The county has two county seats, dardanelle and danville. Early days in drew and lincoln counties, ar, are recalled in this brand new 82page spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1890 book, goodspeeds biographical and historical memoirs of southern arkansas, and a product of the wpa, arkansas. History and genealogy of thomas marmaduke mendenhall w. A journal of travels into the arkansas territory during the year 1819. Yell county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. Guide to yell county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records.
The forefront purpose of the izard county historical and genealogical society is to preserve and promote research of arkansas history, its ancestors, and allied families. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of yell county just fifteen years after the formation of yell county. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties by goodspeed publishing co.
Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. The society brings this volume to your booksehlf with pleasure and pride. Lawrence county residents, natives, and their ancestors are a vital piece in the puzzle of arkansas history. Many tribes used arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the quapaw, who settled in the arkansas delta upon moving south from illinois. County court records located in bentonville, arkansas or family history library microfilm. Arkansas county was the first county and lawrence county was the second county formed in what is now called the state of arkansas. In 1986 a project which began with the solicitation of family histories and photos from the citizens of benton county, arkansas culminated in the publication of this book. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
History of yell county, arkansas arkansas historical series. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. What other genealogical resources are available in yell county, ar. Benton county, arkansas history 5 comments benton county by dennis partridge the following section of this website is based upon history of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin, and sebastian counties, arkansas published in chicago, illinois in 1889, and several other manuscripts interspersed throughout.
The encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture electronic edition, continuously updated multimedia at the encylopedia of arkansas history and culture, by butler center for arkansas studies illustrated html at. These books may be found at your local public or school library. A reminiscent history of the ozark region arkansas and missouri 1894. Included here are the west central region of arkansas sections of 4 different historical maps. Lawrence county was named for captain james lawrence, a naval commander who was killed in the war of 1812. Lawrence county, arkansashistory and families, 18152001, local historian glynda hill stuart briefly mentioned the towns black community and wrote, many of these black people worked. Livingstons law register, 1851 yell county lawyers source.
In the 1880s and 1890s, goodspeed publishing company of chicago produced dozens of county history compilations covering many of the southern and midwestern states. History on the southwest trail by mary medearis, a country year. Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern arkansas. The arkansas library commission was established by the arkansas general assembly in act 9 of 1935. Books written by authors from or living in arkansas score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The lawrence county historical society of arkansas is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of lawrence county, arkansas photo gallery lawrence county historical society arkansaslawrence county historical society arkansas.
Features brief history, vital records, family histories, reunions, photographs, schools, cemeteries, photographs, and other information for researchers. Railway, in mcfall township, arkansas county, 24 miles from dewitt, the county seat. This detailed 84 pages in all book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about yell county, arkansas. A history of briggsville township in yell county, arkansas. County historical societies arkansas historical association. See the following pages for additional arkansas items.
Yell county, ar map of cities in yell county, ar mapquest. Books about boone county the argenweb project arkansas home. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A history of briggsville township in yell county, arkansas tommy h sullivan on. Biographical and historical memoirs of southern arkansas. Washington county, arkansas genealogy, books, cds, maps.
The history of arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into north america. Marion county ar arkansas heritage society argenweb. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. History of yell county, arkansas arkansas historical series banks, wayne on. The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to boone county. Yell county was created december 5, 1840, from parts of pope and scott counties and was named for archibald yell, second governor of the state of arkansas. The courthouse at dardanelle is located on one of the earliest military roads in arkansas, one named in honor of jefferson davis, president of the confederacy by act of the general assembly of 1925. Yell county, arkansas genealogy and history genealogy trails. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In this book, you will see how life evolved from the early days of the county to the present, meeting the people, families and communities that have played a major role in the development of lawrence county.
Race relations in western lawrence county, arkansas. No recent searches yet, but as soon as you have some, well display them here. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Arkansas biographies by counties my genealogy hound. It was named for archibald yell, a governor and the first member of the united states. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. Settled in 1880, it contains a church and a district school. Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Yell county was created december 5, 1840 from pope and scott counties. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. Today, the arkansas state archives continues its tradition of organizing and maintaining the history of arkansas by collecting and preserving state, county, and federal records, manuscript materials, newspapers, military records, family histories, an extensive arkansas history and genealogy library, and a collection of arkansas art and artifacts. Yell county yell county was created december 5, 1840 from pope and scott counties. What other genealogical resources are available in boone county, ar.
You may go to the yell county health department to obtain a birth or death certificates which can be issued. The arkansas general assembly defined the states 64th county on march 22, 1871, and named it sarber county for john n. Arkansas ashley baxter benton bradley calhoun carroll chicot clark clay cleveland columbia conway craighead crawford crittenden cross dallas desha drew faulkner franklin fulton garland grant greene hempstead hot springs howard independence izard jackson jefferson johnson lafayette lawrence lee lincoln. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. The courthouse at dardanelle is located on one of the earliest military roads in arkansas, one named in honor of. The commission was authorized to provide guidance to the libraries across the state, to administer state aid to libraries, and to encourage the. First and only collective history of monette high school with 198.
Chickelah danville dardenelle parkersburg petite jean pleasant valley rock cr. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on arkansas. Madison county, arkansas 1889 map my genealogy hound. Funds for its operations were not appropriated until 1937. The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to yell county. History of yell county, arkansas arkansas historical. Discover the past of yell county on historical maps. Yell county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. History of boone county, arkansas with a narrative by roger v. The johnson county historical society has reprinted this volume with an index. Arkansas river valley regional library, dardanelle, arkansas. Search arkansas assessor and collector records online from the comfort of your. Yell county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with belleville. Confederates buried in boone, baxter, carroll, newton and searcy counties, arkansas compiled by j.
Madison county, arkansas history, genealogy, and maps use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of family biographies. Yell county is arkansas s 42nd county, formed on december 5, 1840 from portions of scott and pope counties. My genealogy hound is a free service of hearthstone legacy publications. Books for sale, to see books that the marion county heritage society has for sale click here. Our online catalog of books, ernie deane photographs, and other materials can be. Goodspeed volumes usually follow a standard format. From this page you can search for county records, military records, maps.
The most noted ones are mentioned in the history of the towns. Benton county, arkansas history arkansas genealogy. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Yell county is part of the russellville, ar micropolitan statistical area. In a four year time period a goal of 1,000 family stories were collected and included in this book which is dedicated to future citizens and their descendants. From lawrence county thirtyone other counties were formed. Sarber, the republican state senator from yell county.
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