Jefferson County, Arkansas:
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Projects

• Jefferson County ARGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson County Genealogy Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Jefferson County, Arkansas Genealogical Homepage 

Adjacent counties

• Arkansas County, AR  to the east
• Cleveland County, AR  to the south
• Grant County, AR  to the west
• Lincoln County, AR  to the south
• Lonoke County, AR  to the north
• Pulaski County, AR  to the northwest

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• 1830-1859 Jefferson County Pioneers      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas  1889     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Pioneers  that Lived or Settled in Jefferson County     (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson Co, Arkansas, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Jefferson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Jefferson County GEDCOM Index 
• Jefferson County, Arkansas Biographies      (Source: My Genealogy Hound)
• Pine Bluff GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (12)

Census Records and Indexes (30)

Court and Legal Records

• Arkansas State Convict Farm #1  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)
• Arkansas State Convict Farm #2  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)
• Arkansas State Convict Farm #3  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)
• Arkansas State Convict farm #8  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)
• Arkansas State Pen Records 1918 thru 1920      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson County Penitentiary Records for 1936 thru 1938      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Jefferson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Names and P. O. addresses of farmers in Arkansas, 1879  Jefferson County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Pine Bluff City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Family History Library)

History (23)

Introduction and Guides (13)

Land Records

• Federal Land Records  Jefferson County     (Source: USGenWeb Arkansas Archives)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jefferson, Lincoln Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Arkansas, Jefferson Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Jefferson County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Jefferson County Libraries  Arkansas Public Library Directory
• Library Resources for Jefferson County  Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Jefferson County, Arkansas     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• Saenger Theatre      (Source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Jefferson County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Jefferson County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Jefferson County, AR Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ARJEFFER-L Jefferson County genealogy

  • ARJEFFER-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ARJEFFER-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ARJEFFER-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (12)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Jefferson County, Arkansas     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Pine Bluff Arsenal      (Source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture)
• Pine Bluff, AR  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War

  • Action at Pine Bluff  1863     (Source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture)
  • Civil War in Jefferson County      (Source: USGenWeb)
  • Pine Bluff Artillery (Steck's Battery)      (Source: USGenWeb)
  • Pine Bluff Battle Summary  1863     (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Jefferson County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Jefferson County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• Korean War

  • Korean War Casualties      (Source: USGenWeb)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Jefferson County, Arkansas  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)
  • World War II Casualties      (Source: USGenWeb)

Miscellaneous Data

• Jefferson County Post Offices and Postmasters      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Jefferson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Jefferson County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Jefferson County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Jefferson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Jefferson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Pine Bluff Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Arkansas Obituary Project  Jefferson County     (Source: USGenWeb Arkansas Archives)
• Obituary Index  Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library System
• Pine Bluff Commercial 
• Pine Bluff Commercial      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• White Hall, Arkansas Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (16)

School Records and Histories

• Branch Normal College of the Arkansas Industrial University  Catalogue and circular, 1892 and 1893     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Pine Bluff High School 1927      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Pine Bluff School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pine Bluff School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK)      (Source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Blackwell Plantation      (Source: Sankofa's Afrikan Slave Genealogy)
• Jefferson County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• Jefferson County, Arkansas  1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans     (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Jefferson County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• Jefferson County Genealogical Society 
• John McAlmont Chapter, Pine Bluff      (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne Camp 1433      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• Pine Bluff Chapter      (Source: Wayback Machine)
• Simon Bradford Chapter  Pine Bluff     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (226)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jefferson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Jefferson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Jefferson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Patents  Jefferson County, Arkansas     (Source: Google Patents)
• Simmons First National Bank      (Source: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture)

Vital Records

• Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992  includes Jefferson County 1830-1879     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Arkansas Marriages, 1820-1949  includes Jefferson County 1830-1861     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Arkansas Vital Records  includes Jefferson County marriages     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Jefferson County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Jefferson County, Arkansas     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Jefferson County     (Source: Family History Library)

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