Arkansas, one of the southern states of the United States, is bounded on the north by Missouri; on the east by Tennessee and Mississippi, with the Mississippi River forming much of the eastern boundary; on the south by Louisiana; and on the west by Texas and Oklahoma. It lies between approximately 33º and 36º 30′ north latitude, and between 89º 39′ and 94º 42′ west longitude. The state extends about 250 miles from north to south and about 270 miles from east to west. It covers an area of approximately 53,179 square miles, or 34,034,560 acres.
This state project is part of the much larger American History & Genealogy Project or better known by the abbreviation of AHGP. The larger project has been in existence online since 2000 and over the years it spread out across the web. These pages are an attempt to consolidate all the smaller pieces under the website of the larger project.
Arkansas Information
- State of Arkansas in 1840
A Complete Descriptive And Statistical Gazetteer Of The United States Of America, By Daniel Haskel, A. M and J. Calvin Smith, Published By Sherman & Smith, 1843
Arkansas Genealogy
- Arkansas Naturalization Records
Back during the Great Depression the WPA was utilized to index records at courthouses and statehouses across the country. The intent was to employ individuals while providing the local, county, and state workers with indexes that were not otherwise readily available. The Naturalization records for Arkansas in the 19th Century is one of those sets of data that were indexed. Users of this index should consult the county circuit or chancery court to see if there is any additional information, but generally, pre-1906 contain less information than post-1906. This index has been completed up to the letter M.
Arkansas Counties
The following county projects have been built on the web over the years and contain a different variety of history and genealogy content in each project.
Ashley County
Fulton County
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