Columbia - Lafayette - Miller Counties, Arkansas Databases


Lafayette County (below) was created October 15, 1827. In 1852 a portion was used to create, Columbia County. In 1874 a portion was annexed and issued to Miller County.

Columbia County (below) was created on December 7, 1852, by an Act of the Arkansas Legislature

Miller County (below) is the oldest of the 3 counties listed here. Miller County was created by an Act of the Territorial Legislature of Arkansas on April 1, 1820.

Census Records on line


1826 Census of Wavell's Colony Miller Co by Rootsweb

1830 Lafayette Co Census Index by USGenweb
1830 Miller Co Census by USGenweb

1840 Lafayette Co Census Index by USGenweb

1850 Lafayette Co Census Index by Rootsweb

1850 Lafayette County Census
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 by US Census Project

1870 Lafayette County Census Index by USGenweb

1880 Miller County Census Images by USGenweb
1880 Census Magnolia Twp, Columbia Co by Rootsweb
1880 Census Brown Twp, Columbia Co by Rootsweb
1880 Census Harrison Twp, Columbia Co by Rootsweb
1880 Full Arkansas Census by Family Search - LDS

Vital Records


1870-1879 Births of those who last resided in Lafayette Co by USGenweb

1870-1889 Births of those who last resided in Miller Co by USGenweb

Various Marriages in Columbia Co by Genwed.com
Various Marriages Columbia Co by USGenweb
Hardy Family Marriage Certificates Columbia Co by Hardy Family Genealogy

1828-1907 Lee Family Marriages Lafayette Co by USGenweb
1828-1839 Lafayette Co Marriages by USGenweb
1845-1847 Lafayette Co Marriages by USGenweb
Prior to 1850 Lafayette Co Marriages by USGenweb
1870-1907 Misc Lafayette Co Marriages (various) by USGenweb

1866-1867 Miller Co Marriages by USGenweb
Misc Family Marriage Index Miller Co from the Texarkana Genealogy Society-USGenweb
Marriage Records of Miller Co at Texarkana Gene Society Not yet claimed by Family-by Rootsweb
Misc Miller Co Marriages submitted to Rootsweb

1916-1922 Death Records Miller Co by USGenweb

Bowden Funeral Home Records - Miller County
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
M | N | O | P/Q | R | S by USGenweb ( T-Z apparently missing)

Social Security Death Index by Rootsweb

Cemetery Stone Transcriptions


Cemetery
Camp, Maggie & Carey, Silvia Burial Site

Location
Hwy 82 E Miller Co

Provided by
USGenweb

Cemetery
Christie's Chapel Cemetery

Location
Columbia Co

Provided By
Rootsweb

Chalybeate Springs Cemetery

Columbia Co

USGenweb

Cloud Family Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Cleveland Cemetery Af-American

Hwy 67 N Miller Co

USGenweb

Crossroads Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Dickson Family Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Dinktown Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Dockery Family Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Edwards Cemetery

S of Texarkana Miller Co

USGenweb

Falcon Cemetery

W of Falcon, Lafayette

USGenweb

Forest Grove Cemetery

Section 1 Lafayette

USGenweb

Fort-Foster Cemetery

Stamps Lafayette Co

USGenweb

Frazier Cemetery

County Rd 27 Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Green Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Harmony Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Harris Family Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Hartsfield Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Hephzibah Baptist Church Cemetery

22020 Hwy 98 Emerson
Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Jackson, Travis Burial Site

Hwy 82 - Waldo
Columbia Co

Find A Grave

Kitchens, Wade Hampton Burial Site

Waldo, Columbia Co

Find A Grave

Knighton's Chapel Missionary Baptist Cemetery

N of Lewisville Lafayette

USGenweb

Lakeside Cemetery

Stamps, Lafayette

USGenweb

Lee Cemetery

Old Lewisville Lafayette

USGenweb

Liberty Cemetery

near Stamps, Lafayette

USGenweb

Macedonia Cemetery

Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Magnolia Cemetery

Confederate Burials-Columbia

Rootsweb

Mars Hill Cemetery

bet Lewisville & Stamps Lafayette

USGenweb

McKenzie Cemetery

near Garland, Miller Co

Rootsweb

Mt Pigah Methodist Cemetery

Columbia Co

by USGenweb

Mt Sinai Memorial Park (Hebrew Secton)

Texarkana Miller Co

USGenweb

Oak Grove Cemetery-McKamie Lafayette

Pt 1 | Pt 2

USGenweb

Oak Grove Cemetery (seperate one)

Lafayette Co

USGenweb

Old Oak Grove Cemetery (aka Patterson)

Lafayette Co

USGenweb

Old Miller Family Cemetery

Boone Twp, Columbia

USGenweb

Old Providence Cemetery


County Rd 23 East
Columbia Co

Rootsweb

Philyaw Cemetery

NE of Fouke Miller Co

USGenweb

Polk, Michael Burial Site

Genoa Cutoff Miller Co

USGenweb

Politicians Buried in Columbia Co

Various Cemeteries

Political Graveyard

Rock Springs Cemetery

E of Texarkana Miller Co

USGenweb

Sardis Cemetery

Stamps Lafayette

USGenweb

Sewell Cemetery

N of Lewisville Lafayette

USGenweb

State Line Cemetery

Texarkana Miller Co

USGenweb

State Line Cemetery

Masonic Section-Miller Co

USGenweb

Waldrip Cemetery now abandoned

Miller Co

USGenweb

Walters Cemetery

off Hwy 237 Miller Co

USGenweb

Ware's Chapel Cemetery

NE of Haynesville Columbia

USGenweb

Williams Cemetery

N Fouke Miller Co

USGenweb

Wilson Cemetery

Genoa Rd Miller Co (1 stone)

USGenweb

Woodlawn Cemetery

Texarkana Miller Co

USGenweb

Woodlawn African-American Cemetery

NW of Woodlawn Texarkana
Miller Co

USGenweb



Military Records


Local Lafayette County DAR & their Ancestors by Rootsweb

1835 Federal Pension Roll Arkansas by Tripod Groups

Arkansas Civil War Units by Edward Gerdes

The Invincible Guards Magnolia, Columbia Co (later known Company B, Fifth Regiment, Arkansas State Troops) by Edward Gerdes

3rd Arkansas Infantry History by Bill Couch
......Company G of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes

6th Arkansas Infantry "The Columbia Guards" History by Tom Ezell
......Company G of Columbia Co
Roster by Rootsweb

11th Arkansas Infantry History by Tom Ezell
......Company E of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes
......Company H of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes

19th Arkansas Infantry 3rd Division History by Tom Ezell
......Company B of Columbia Co
Roster by Bill Couch
......Company K of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes

26th Arkansas Infantry Company G Roster of Lafayette County by Rootsweb

33rd Arkansas Infantry History by Tom Ezell
......Field Officers & Staff of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes
......Company A of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes
......Company G of Columbia Co
Roster by Edward Gerdes
The 33rd in the Battle of Camden 1864 by Bill Couch

Confederate Burials at Magnolia Cemetery in Columbia Co by Rootsweb

WWI 3rd Arkansas Infantry Company K Muster Roll of Columbia Co by Rootsweb
WWI Volunteers of Columbia County Apr 12, 1917 by Rootsweb
WWI Monument Miller Co, Ark by USGenweb

WWII Casualities Army & Airforce Columbia Co by Access Genealogy
WWII Casualties of Miller Co by Access Genealogy
WWII Casualities of Lafayette Co by Access Genealogy

Korean Conflict Casualties (all Ark) by NARA

Vietnam Casualties (all Ark) by NARA
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (all Ark) by VetsAppliedPhysics

Newspapers and Obituaries


14 Obituaries of Columbia County submitted by USGenweb

8 Obituaries of Lafayette Co by USGenweb
Lafayette Co Obituary Project by USGenweb

89 Obituaries Miller Co by Rootsweb

Lafayette County Press (current)
The Banner News -Columbia Co Current Obituaries

Taxes - Estates - Wills


Lafayette Co Pre-1830 Tax List USGenweb

1890 Lafayette Co Personal Property Tax
A-L | M-Z by USGenweb

Will of Richard Totom of Lafayette Co (1866) USGenweb
Will of Jackson Tatom of Lafayette Co (1862) USGenweb

1830 & 1832 Tax List *Index Only* Miller Co USGenweb

Bibles and Bio's


Bio of John R. Hardy of Columbia CO Extracted from Goodspeed Publishing by Hardy Genealogy

Family History of Dennis DuFlot Family of Miller Co by USGenweb

Surname Index of Goodspeed Publishing Miller Co USGenweb
34 Surnames of Miller Co Extracted from Goodspeed Publishing-USGenweb

Aaron Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
C.C. Barnette Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Cates Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Eitel-Write Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
W.J. DeLay Family Bible of Miller Co USGenweb
Epperson Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Evens Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Hosea Holcombe Family Bible Miller Co by USGenweb
Holcomb-Purtle Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Malcom-Street Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Malcom-Patterson Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
William B. Morris Famiy Bible Miller Co USGenweb
Wilburn Family Bible Miller Co USGenweb
View Bible Record Index at Texarkana Genealogical Society (can order)- Rootsweb

Church Records


Memberships and Church Notes by Rev Charles Henry Wallace for several Columbia County area churches-by Rootsweb

Short History of Enon Baptist Church Miller Co USGenweb

1912-1917 History - Pew Owners - Membership Rolls of Sacred Heart Church & St Edwards Church Miller Co by Rootsweb
1903-1973 History of St Edward's Parish Miller Co USGenweb

Land Records


Columbia County Land Records prior to 1908 Extracted from BLM by USGenweb
Miller County Land Records Prior to 1908 Extracted BLM by USGenweb
Miller Co Original Land Owners USGenweb
Lafayette Co Land Records Prior to 1908 extracted BLM by USGenweb

School Records


1924 Texarkana High School Graduates Miller Co by USGenweb
1924 Arkansas High School Graduates Miller Co by Rootsweb

Pre 1926 Arkansas High School Group Photo Miller Co Rootsweb
Pre-1926 Arkansas High School Photo Miller Co Rootsweb

1931 Photo of Texarkana High School Miller Co USGenweb

1962 Fouke School District Students Miller Co by USGenweb

1935 Razorback Texarkana High School Articles Miller Co by Rootsweb
Feb 1935 - 2 Razorback Texarkana High School Issues Miller Co Rootsweb

Local History


Short History of Chalybeate Springs, Columbia Co by Rootsweb

Early Settlers of Columbia Co by Rootsweb

Articles of Columbia Co Extracted from the Arkansas Quarterly by SW Ark

1914 Burnt Bridge Rd Road Tax Workers Photo Columbia Co from Walz Historical Photograph Collection
Names of Workcrew: front row-left to right:

Furman Sanders (seated on the slip) ; Gene Camp ; Windom Snider ; Dump Wallace ; John Elmore ; Bob Dodson.
Back row-left to right:
William Hayes (behind the mule); unknown man ; Bob Eason, ; next two men also unidentified ; Will Aldridge ; Issac Grissom (face only shows); Ben Elmore ; Frank Elmore ; Abb Elmore ; Rufus Camp ; Jess Emerson ; Jim Dodson ; Charles Elmore and Madison Dodson


1925/6 Photo Artis Hudson and Mary Belle Gilbert of Columbia Co by Waltz Historical Photograph Collection

1913/14 Baseball Team 3rd District Agricultural School Magnolia, Columbia Co
Names of Players and their hometowns
Front row-left to right:

1. Chester Green (Magnolia) 2. Alton Sawyer (Stephens) 3. Francis W. Dawson
4. Henry Tate (Camden) 5. Bennie Chaffin
Top row-left to right:
6. Coach G. R. Turrentine 7. ? Souter 8. Conrad Lewis (Hope)
9. Earl Stonecipher 10. Madison Sturgis 11. Tal Pickett, manager (Chidester)

View other Photos of Columbia County's Waltz Photograph Collection

Gazetteer Entry for Lafayette Co 1850 USGenweb
1930 Lafayette Co Twp Map Rootsweb

History of Miller Co Rootsweb

Texarkana Settlers, Miller Co Prior to 1888 USGenweb
Rafting on the Red River from 1800 Miller Co History by USGenweb
Inventory Purchases from Hoffman Hardware by Canant Family of Miller Co USGenweb

History of Black Diamond, Miller Co USGenweb
History of Doddridge, Miller Co USGenweb
History of Ravana, Miller Co USGenweb
The Blanton Family of Spring Bank, Miller Co USGenweb
History of Old Rondo Community, Miller Co USGenweb

Petition of Miller Co Residents to US President (not dated)-USGenweb
1821 Miller/Hempstead Co Petitioners Re: Choctaw Nation-Rootsweb
1825 Miller Co Petitioners Index Rootsweb
1828 Miller Co Petitioners Index Rootsweb

Miscellaneous Databases


1980 Queries for Miller Co USGenweb

Texarkana Business Directory 1882-1883 USGenweb

Employees of the Texas & Pacific Railroad 1884-1920 Miller Co USGenweb

Grand Jury Selection for November Term Miller Co (dated Oct 1884)-USGenweb

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries


Columbia County Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 375
Magnolia, AR 71754-0735

Columbia County Clerk
Courthouse
Magnolia, AR 71753
(870) 234-2542

Lafayette Co Courthouse
PO Box 986
Lewisville, Ark 71845
(501) 921-4878

Lafayette Co Historical Society
P.O. Box 758
Lewisville, Ar. 71845
(870) 921-5252

Texarkana USA Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 5825
Texarkana, Texas 75505-5825

Texarnana Museums System
219 N State Line Ave
Texarkana TX 75501

Miller County Courthouse
4 Laurel Street
Texarkana, AR 75502
(870) 774-1501

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