To view detailed information on a particular county, click on the desired county name below. The following publications are available for purchase. History and architectural heritage of stone county summary information stone county is located in north central arkansas and is part of the southeast border of the ozark mountain region. Lackey may have been poorly educated, but he had a vivid desire to collect, preserve and record the history of his homeland. The lawrence county historical society of arkansas is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of lawrence county, arkansas. Besides hundreds of pages of the history of the county prehistory through the 1980s, this book also contains large sections on important county personages and cornerstone families, history of churches, less prominent county families, individual minibiographies, professional biographies, county business profiles, history of. Stone county pioneer red stripe post office the first airplane landing in mtn. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research try our genealogy search engine. Through the pages of this book, stories were told of the people, businesses and institution that would gave northwest arkansas its identity. Describes the resources available for family researchers at the archives in little rock. When newton county was formed in december of 1842 from carroll county, the temporary seat of county government was to be at the home of john bellah near the mouth of shop creek or what is now known as parthenon. Stone county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the. Benton county, arkansas history arkansas genealogy. Explore the links at right to read posts andor learn more about.
To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county or town, go to locating online databases, and can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the family history library in salt lake city, utah. Stone county is located in the ozark mountains in the u. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. Arkansas history 1st semester pacing guide the rogers school district is committed to providing an environment of educational excellence where all belong, all learn, and all succeed. Discover an overview of arkansas rich history, heritage, historic events, and culture.
Arkansas gazette obituaries index 18191879 by stephen j. 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. Arkansas biographies by counties my genealogy hound. The name arkansas is derived from the word acansaw which means downstream place. A family named rust came to arkansas county at about the same time, and john melby henderson iii later married one of the rust girls, who was a descendant of one of the first settlers of virginia. The twostory dogtrot home of a pioneer leader is the oldest known standing structure in.
About arkansas, northwestern counties history, 1889 this database contains a history of benton, carroll, crawford, franklin, madison, sebastian, and washington counties, located in northwestern arkansas. Although their focus is on history, the association maintains a list of web sites for arkansas genealogical and historical societies. Arkansas county history and genealogy including civil war. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in arkansas county, arkansas. 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. The early french explorers of the state gave it its name, which is probably a phonetic spelling for the french word for downriver people, a reference to the quapaw indians and the river along. Fulton county courthouse material from the arkansas history commission indicates a fire in 1870 destroyed most county records.
The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. After a noteworthy constitution was drafted and accepted by the people, arkansas became the 25th state of america. Northwest arkansas memories pictorial history book. Greaves reported the records were complete until feb. Arkansas is the nations leading producer of rice and poultry and grows nearly every crop produced in the united states with the exception of citrus fruits. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers, obituaries, vitals. In the early 1990s, the arkansas based walmart merchandise chain, founded by arkansan sam walton in 1962 as a smalltown discount store, became the largest retailer. Other county boundry changes occured when line with prairie defined 30 november and 7 december 1875. Early days in washington county, ar, are recalled in this 11 x 8. This page will be a place to share the history and images of newton county, arkansas.
Arkansas joined the confederacy in 1861, but from 1863 the northern part of the state was occupied by union troops. The core of nearas holdings include approximately 500 cubic feet of lawrence county government records, donated by the lawrence county historical society. Hess story stone county officials 18731973 letter of stone county record, 1916 history of marcella county grist mills and gins early recorded marriages. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. What stone county, ar census records are available. Read on to find out 10 of the most interesting facts about arkansas history. In the 1880s and 1890s, goodspeed publishing company of chicago produced dozens of county history compilations covering many of the southern and midwestern states. Hinkle american legion post 43 will celebrate its 100th anniversary saturday, july 27, 2019, 6. Reference book from lou kilgore the descendants of jesse e. Industry and agriculture schedules can be obtained for 1880. This informative quarterly newsletter is published by the marion county arkansas heritage society referred to as.
Character tales, by ruth mcenery stuart html and tei at unc. Before arkansas was a state, it became a separate territory in 1819. Around 1820, the jacob wolf house at norfork was constructed. Mail your order to the following address, along with your check and requests. Created as arkansass 74th county on april 21, 1873, stone county has two incorporated cities. A list of men and unmarried women from every county in arkansas who were 60 years of age or older in 1850 genealogy gophers. The purpose of the stone county historical society is to preserve the history of stone county, its people and culture. Arkansas county, arkansas genealogy trails history group. Biographies from the history of washington county, arkansas 1889 published by goodspeed publishing company are available free on the my genealogy hound website. Stone county arkansas historical society july 19, 2019 alfred r. Mountain view, the county seat and most populous city, and fiftysix. The constitution of the state of arkansas provides for the election of the assessor to a fouryear term of office with the requirements that heshe be a qualified elector and resident of the county.
Explore the links at right to read posts andor learn more about our organization and mission. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of twelve different arkansas counties and sixteen different missouri counties in the ozark region. The history of arkansas denotes more than 60,000 people resided in arkansas by 1836 throughout the prairies, mountains, and by the lakes. Arkansas is also a leader in the production of cotton, rice, and soybeans. He came to arkansas county in about 1847 and settled near st. Newton county was established on december 14, 1842 and was formed from carroll county other county boundry changes occured when line with madison defined 21 december 1841, line with pope county defined 10 january 1853. Arkansas county arkansas county was the first of the states 75 counties to be created and was a part of the missouri territory. It was formed from parts of izard, independence, searcy and van buren and was named for the rugged rock formations in the area. Being an account of the early settlements, the civil war, the kuklux, and times of peace the civil war in the west monks, william, bradbury jr, john f. The county assessor is an elected official in county government. Arkansas county, part of the arkansas genweb project. Books, periodicals, and other print resources create a general arkansas history reference library.
Arkansas county was originally formed on december, 18. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. Arkansas biographical card file index, 18191950 family history library arkansas biographical history ancestry. There are many types of census records for stone county guide you in researching your family tree. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records. Arkansas was part of the louisiana purchase between the united states and france. Page 1 of 15 chronology of baxter county history arkansas became a state in 1836.
In the event of a vacancy in the office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by. Lonoke county was established on april 16, 1873 and was formed from pulaski county and prairie county. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. In the early 1990s, the arkansasbased walmart merchandise chain, founded by arkansan sam walton in 1962 as a smalltown discount store, became the largest retailer. Early communities, schools and churches in boone county arkansas.
Stone county historical society mountain view, arkansas. The county of benton lies in the extreme northwestern corner of the state of arkansas, and is bounded north by mcdonald and barry counties in the state of missouri, east by carroll and madison counties in arkansas, south by washington county in the same state, and west by delaware and adair counties in oklahoma. 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. The stone county historical society strives to maintain archives from the past for future generations so that they may know and appreciate the dedication and perseverance demonstrated by those who settled this area of northcentral arkansas. The history of arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into north america. This is a portion of a arkansas map published by bradley, circa 1889. In 1971, arkansas and oklahoma joined in the arkansas river navigation system, a project that developed the arkansas river basin to provide water transportation to the mississippi. The county s early history is found in the development of four early nineteenth century counties. Interested individuals may want to check out the arkansas county argenweb page. 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. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your arkansas county ancestors. The butler center for arkansas studies genealogy page.
Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. Stone county, arkansas history and genealogy including. Newton county stories newton county historical society. Arkansas, which joined the union in 1836, was the 25th state. Stone county, arkansas genealogy trails history group. Created as arkansas s 74th county on april 21, 1873, stone county has two incorporated cities. June 1990 arkansas benton county biographies, 1889. Family biographies are available for viewing now for the following arkansas counties.
In 1843, the county seat was established at jasper, where it has remained every since. Stone county, arkansas books from heritage books source. Stone county is home to the famous blanchard springs caverns, a threelevel system of stilldeveloping caves administered by the united states forest service. The remaining eight counties see next paragraph are available on the ozark region cd.
Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records online. Search usa arkansas arkansas county arkansas county. 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. Stone county arkansas historical society posts facebook.
Lawrence county residents, natives, and their ancestors are a vital piece in the puzzle of arkansas history. The purpose of the stone county historicalgenealogical society is to collect, preserve, make accessible and publish material relating to the history of stone county, missouri. Become a member of the newton county historical society and help to preserve newton county history for future generations. Make checks payable to the stone county historical society.
His officestudy was a spacious building, separate from his house, where he collected, catalogued and displayed his vast and varied collection of. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records. The encylopedia of arkansas history and culture, by butler center for arkansas studies illustrated html at filed under. All contributions to the newton county historical society are tax deductible as we are a 501 c3 non profit. Goodspeed volumes usually follow a standard format. To see books that the marion county heritage society has for sale click here. Sixty seven arkansas history and genealogy titles are available as individual county histories. Goodspeeds 1894 a reminiscent history of the ozark region. The county seat, mountain view, was incorporated in 1890 and we have a population of approximately 12,000 residents. Being an account of the early settlements, the civil war. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. The county is named for rugged, rocky area terrain of the ozarks. Stone county the county was formed on april 21, 1873, and named for the natural stone formations in the area.
The northwest arkansas times has been busy for the last 150 years, reporting on the changes, challenges, victories and setbacks this area has experienced. Food products are the states largest employing sector, with lumber and wood products a close second. Were offering them in electronic form with searchable text. Federal population schedules are available for 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 stone co. Welcome to our arkansas county family history research page. Stone county was created april 21, 1873 to become the 74th county in arkansas. First and only collective history of monette high school with 198 photographs including old school building, faculty and classmates, as well as 48 mhs senior composites. Alco, bickles cove, buck horn, copper hill, marcella, mountain view, rushing, sylamore, turkey creek. To view the biographies available for a county, click on the county name in the list below. Stone county, arkansas 1889 map my genealogy hound. Stone county arkansas historical society home facebook. Bridging past and present for the future the stone county historical society strives to maintain archives from the past for future generations so that they may know and appreciate the dedication and perseverance demonstrated by those who settled this area of northcentral arkansas. Stone county historicalgenealogical society honoring. Federal population schedules are available for 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
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