Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Washington County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Other records
- Washington County Microfilm collection · MFILM-COUNTY-732023-10-12
- Washington County (Ark.) poll book · SMC-028-0271880
- Washington County Humane Society ledger · SMC-048-0421944 - 1947
- Washington County Historical Society newsletter · SMC-101-0071955
- J.J. Emmerson, Washington County (Ark.) appointment · SMC-026-0151890
- Washington County (Ark.) Democratic Convention minutes · SMC-086-0251912 April 6
- Washington County Historical Society final grant report · BHC-001-0282016
- "Early Colleges and Academies of Washington County, Arkansas" · SMC-116-71954
- White River Township (Washington County, Ark.) poll book · SMC-028-0261878
- Washington County (Ark.) message to the home seeker · SMC-086-0241914
- Washington County Historical Society grant project final report · BHC-001-0082014 - 2015
Census records
Newspapers and directories
Schools
County government
- Washington County (Ark.) commissioner's sale notice · SMC-083-0321932 August 8
- Washington County Democratic primary election results · SMC-OV-0611924 August 12
- White River Township (Washington County, Ark.) election materials · SMC-028-0321884
- Oath of judges and clerks 1904 election Washington County, Arkansas · SMC-028-0201904
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected Arkansas State Archives collection descriptions. Collection titles and dates identify catalog holdings, not necessarily digitized records. Consult the finding aid for contents, restrictions and ordering options.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Washington County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the circuit clerk and the county clerk, and any online record search the county offers.
- The circuit clerk
Deeds and other land records (the circuit clerk is also the county recorder), and civil and criminal cases.
- The county clerk
Marriage licenses and, in most counties, probate records (wills and estates).
- The Arkansas State Archives
In Little Rock: county records on microfilm, Confederate pension records and newspapers.
- Arkansas State Archivesfree
The state archives in Little Rock: county records on microfilm, Confederate service and pension records, maps and newspapers.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Arkansas, Washington" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Loveley County (Arkansas Territory, extinct)
Later formed partly from Washington County: Benton County, Franklin County, Madison County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1828, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Arkansas began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1914. Many counties lost records to courthouse fires, so check the parent county and the federal land records (the BLM's General Land Office site) for early settlers.