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United States Arkansas Baxter County

Guide to Baxter County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

		County Information
		Description County Courthouse Baxter County Courthouse Courthouse Square 1 E 7th Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Phone: 870.425.3475 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, land and court records. Government and Related Websites County-clerk.net (unofficial site) — Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) — Provides links to County officials and public records Baxter County, Arkansas Record Dates Beginning Dates for Major County Records Birth Marriage Death Court Land Probate Census 1914* 1873 1914* 1874 1876 1874 1880 *State birth and death records began in 1914. Limited compliance until 1920's Record Loss There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. Boundary Changes 1873--Baxter County was created 24 March 1873 from Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy Counties. County seat: Mountain Home Historical boundary changes at Newberry Library site For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Cities and Towns Click FamilySearch Catalog and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties) Populated Places Big Flat Buffalo City Cotter Gassville Greenwood Township Mountain Home		County Facts County seat: Mountain Home Organized: March 24, 1873 Parent County(s): Fulton • Izard • Marion • Searcy Neighboring Counties Fulton  • Howell (MO)  • Izard  • Marion  • Ozark (MO)  • Searcy  • Stone See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption Image:ARBaxterMorning

History Timeline

Events below gleaned from Baxter County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture

• 1808 - The Osage relinquished their claims to this area to the United States.
• Most of the pioneers moving into the area before the Civil War were from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
• 1819 - The county’s earliest recorded town was Big Clarkridge.
• Baxter was not yet a county during the Civil War
• 1873 - March 24 - Governor Baxter formed Baxter County.

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Baxter County, Arkansas online and in print
Online search for people in the county	Find A Grave Click "Refine Last Search" (on the left), enter a name, click Search Arkansas Gravestones enter a name and click "Search" Billion Graves Enter a name and click "Search" (Statewide. Can search by county, but many with no results.)
Get a list of cemeteries (then click to names of people)	Find A Grave Arkansas Gravestones Select a county from the list Interment.net Access Genealogy USGenWeb Archives USGenWeb Tombstone Project ARGenWeb RootsWeb I Dream of Genealogy Scroll to the county and cemetery.
Find printed records (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Catalog Select Cemeteries. — for cities and towns, click Places within... link (most counties) WorldCat Periodicals Societies

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

• 1864-1872 Arkansas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1864-1872 at FamilySearch Historical Records — images

Guardianship

• 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Collections — images; includes guardianships

Local Histories

• Cothren, Zac. "Baxter County Courthouse," Baxter County history - v. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 31, no. 2 (Apr./June 2005).
  • Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
• Fleming, Louise. "The good old days in Baxter County," Baxter County history - v. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 31, no. 4 (Oct./Dec. 2005).
  • Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
• Messick, Mary Ann. History of Baxter County, 1873-1973. Mountain Home, Arkansas:Montain Home Chamber of Commerce, c1973.
  • Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
• Andrewson, Jane Messick. "Post offices in Baxter County," Baxter County history - v. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 31, no. 2 (Apr./June 2005).
  • Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
• Acklin, Emmit Dolan. "Slaves & free blacks in this area 1819-1900" Baxter County history - v. 31-32 (2005-2006) - v. 32, no. 2 (Apr./June 2006).
  • Online at FamilySearch Catalog (Free)
• Some Cities and towns may have local histories.

Maps and Gazetteers

Click on a neighboring county to go to the wiki page.

• Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)

Probate Records

Online Probate Records

• 1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Collections — images; includes guardianships

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1873-1921 - Baxter County Marriage Index 1873-1921 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
• 1837-1957 - Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch Historical Collections — Index. — Baxter County Marriage Index 1873-1921

Research Facilities

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

• For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map

• Introduction to Family History Centers
• Mountain Home Arkansas Family History Center100 Western Hills DR., Mountain Home, AR 72653 United States

Libraries

Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Baxter County

• FamilySearch Catalog - Select Places within... for cities and towns
• WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
• Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
• Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
• Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies

Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society Baxter County Heritage Center
808 South Baker Street
Mountain Home, AR
Telephone: 870.425.2551

• Their website links to: Sheriffs Biographies; Archival Program, which includes County, Township, and Local Government Records, School Records, Birth, Marriage and Death Records and much more.

Websites

Sites with online indexes or images of records

• USGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
• USGenWeb Archives - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
• resources at RootsWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
• Ancestry.com resources
  

More Baxter County genealogy links

• Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
• CyndisList (no link for Baxter County) - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)