Click on the links below to search free birth, death, marriage, and divorce record databases in Arkansas.
To order copies of birth and death certificates, and marriage & divorce records, contact:
Division of Vital Records, Slot 44
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-2174
Fax: (501) 663-2832
Birth Records available since February 1914. Also available are some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881. NOTE: Arkansas Statute 20-18-305 does not allow public release of birth records less than 100 years old. The law does permit release to specific persons who are related to the registrant and to his/her designated representatives, to academic research groups, and to persons who can demonstrate a right to the record.
Death Records available since February 1914. Also available are some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881. NOTE: Arkansas Statute 20-18-305 does not allow public release of death records less than 50 years old. The law does permit release to specific persons who are related to the registrant and to his/her designated representatives, to academic research groups, and to persons who can demonstrate a right to the record.
Marriage Records since 1917 (informational only). For a fully certified copy, contact the county clerk in the county where the license was issued.
Divorce Records since 1923 (informational only). For a fully certified copy, contact the county clerk in the county where the divorce was granted.
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| Births and Baptisms 1880-1893 Arkansas birth, baptism, and christening records 1880-1893. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records Use this site to search Arkansas cemetery gravestone inscriptions. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records FindAGrave index of Arkansas cemeteries, including interments, gravewtone photos, cemetery maps, dates, and more. |
| Deaths | Deaths & Burials 1882-1963 Arkansas deaths and burials recorded between 1882 and 1929, and between 1945 and 1963. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration records for deaths in Arkansas. |
| Divorces | Certificates Information Arkansas information for application for divorce certificate and mailing address only. |
| Marriages | 1837-1944 Arkansas marriages recorded between 1837 and 1944. |
| Marriages | 1837-1957 Search over 1 million marriages recorded in Arkansas counties between 1837 and 1957 and view record images. |
| Ashley County | Obituaries Ashley County Ledger records of published obituaries since 1965. |
| Bradley County Obituaries 1884-1930 Bradley County, Arkansas obituaries extracted from the Arkansas Methodist newspaper | 1884-1930. |
| Fort Smith Cemetery Records Browse by name the Oak Cemetery records in Fort Smith. |
| Nevada County Cemetery Records Search for cemetery records in Nevada County. |
| Prairie County Deaths | 1914-1950 Browse this RootsWeb database by name for deaths recorded in Prairie County between 1914 and 1950. |
| Pulaski County Marriages Pulaski County Clerk database marriage licenses. |
| Siloam Springs Cemetery Records Siloam Springs in Benton County, Arkansas. Burial records from Oak Hill Cemetery. |
| Washington County | Marriages 1845-1941 Washington County archives of recorded marriages from 1845 through 1941. |
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