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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the  [[GuidedResearch:Arkansas|Arkansas Guided Research]] page.
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== Additional Online Resources ==

=== Additional Databases and Online Resources ===
*'''1600s-2017:''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-obituary-notices '''<u>United States Obituary Notices</u>'''] at FindMyPast ($)
*'''1935-2014:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 '''<u>U.S., Social Security Death Index</u>'''] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1936-2007:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 '''<u>U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims</u>'''] at Ancestry ($)
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== Substitute Records ==
=== Additional Records with Death Information ===
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy. 
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| colspan="3" | '''Use these substitute records to locate death information about your ancestor:'''
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| width="10%" | <center>''Wiki Page''</center>
| width="15%" | <center>''FamilySearch(FS) Collections'' </center>
| width="75%" | ''Why to search the records''
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| width="10%" | <center>[[Arkansas Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]</center> 
| width="15%" | <center><u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/usa/arkansas?recordType=2 Arkansas Cemetery FS Collections]</u></center>
| width="75%" | Gravestone inscriptions and cemetery records may include a death date.
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| width="10%" | <center>[[Arkansas Church Records|Church Records]]</center> 
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" | Church death and burial records may be available when civil death records cannot be found. To access church records, first determine the denomination.
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| width="10%" | <center>[[Arkansas Newspapers|Newspapers]] </center>
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" | Newspapers contain obituaries and death notices. They often include the death date and place of the deceased.
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| width="10%" | <center>[[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]] </center>
| width="15%" | <center><u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/usa/arkansas?recordType=2 Arkansas Obituary FS Collections]</u></center>
| width="75%" | Obituaries list date and place of death for the deceased. More recent obituaries may also list other deceased family members.
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| width="10%" | <center>[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]] </center>
| width="15%" | <center><u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/usa/arkansas?recordType=5 Arkansas Military FS Collections]</u></center>
| width="75%" | May include death information for servicemen.
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| width="10%" | <center>[[Arkansas Bible Records|Bible Records]]</center> 
| width="15%" | <center>See Wiki page</center>
| width="75%" | Family Bibles may include dates and places of death for family members, however the accuracy of this information is contingent upon when the information was recorded.
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== Improve Searching ==
=== Tips for finding deaths ===
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
:*'''Spelling variations.''' Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
:*'''Search given name.''' Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
:*'''Add information.''' For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
:*'''Date range.''' Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
:*'''Search state.''' Search using the state name only instead of by county.


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== Why the Record may not Exist ==
=== Known Record Gaps ===

'''Records Start'''<br>
*'''1914''' Statewide Registration.
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'''Records Published by FamilySearch'''<br>
Collection coverage tables show the places and time periods of original records published by FamilySearch. For any FamilySearch collections you did not find your ancestor in, check the coverage table for gaps in the online collection. If the time period or location your ancestor lived in is missing from the collection, it may require searches in records found at original repository or finding substitute records for the event.
*[[Arkansas Deaths and Burials, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arkansas Deaths and Burials, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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'''Records Destroyed'''<br>
The following counties had record loss.  Click on the county for more information.<br>
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*[[Ashley County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Ashley County]]
*[[Benton County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Benton County]]
*[[Carroll County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Carroll County]]
*[[Clay County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Clay County]]
*[[Conway County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Conway County]]
*[[Craighead County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Craighead County]]
*[[Crawford County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Crawford County]]
*[[Crittenden County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Crittenden County]]
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*[[Desha County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Desha County]]
*[[Franklin County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Franklin County]]
*[[Fulton County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Fulton County]]
*[[Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Garland County]]
*[[Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Grant County]]
*[[Greene County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Greene County]]
*[[Hempstead County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Hempstead County]]
*[[Izard County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Izard County]]
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*[[Little River County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Little River County]]
*[[Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Logan County]]
*[[Madison County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Madison County]]
*[[Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Marion County]]
*[[Miller County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Miller County]]
*[[Mississippi County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Mississippi County]]
*[[Newton County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Newton County]]
*[[Ouachita County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Ouachita County]]
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*[[Perry County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Perry County]]
*[[Pike County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Pike County]]
*[[Poinsett County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Poinsett County]]
*[[Polk County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Polk County]]
*[[Prairie County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Prairie County]]
*[[Scott County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Scott County]]
*[[Searcy County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Searcy County]]
*[[Sebastian County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Sebastian County]]
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*[[Sharp County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Sharp County]]
*[[St. Francis County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|St. Francis County]]
*[[Van Buren County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Van Buren County]]
*[[Washington County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Washington County]]
*[[Yell County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record Loss|Yell County]]
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