Read on to find out 10 of the most interesting facts about arkansas history. Stone county phone 8702693351 address 107 west main street mountain view, ar 72560. This book has been a rich source of information not only to its distinguished citizens, but also a time capsule into the history of arkansas. Also includes listing of civil war actions in fulton county and a map a listing of the cemeteries of fulton county. Stone county, ar, applications for letters of administration, book a stone co. Stone county is located in the ozark mountains in the u. The county is known as one of the cultural centers of ozark music and crafts and is home to the ozark folk center, as well as, blanchard springs caverns. Lawrence county was named for captain james lawrence, a naval commander who was killed in the war of 1812. The site is listed in on the national register of historic places. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. The arkansas land records search links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to ar public records. Stone county, ar, marriage records, book g history of reeds chapel christian church. Stone county arkansas historical society home facebook.
The name arkansas is derived from the word acansaw which means downstream place. Stone county museum is housed in the historic mountain view school building built in 1928. In 1971, arkansas and oklahoma joined in the arkansas river navigation system, a project that developed the arkansas river basin to provide water transportation to the mississippi. The county assessor is an elected official in county government. Shannon, who was born in lunenburg in 1902, was an educator, entrepreneur, and journalist who owned and operated the melbourne times for 12 years. Stone county the county was formed on april 21, 1873, and named for the natural stone formations in the area. Louisiana purchase through early statehood although they had no communities in the area, the osage had claims to what would become boone county until. Research stone in the arkansas forums on, the new genforum. Stone county is home to the famous blanchard springs caverns, a threelevel system of stilldeveloping caves administered by the united states forest service. Arkansas county was the first county and lawrence county was the second county formed in what is now called the state of arkansas. The arkansas gis map provides parcel boundaries, acreage, and ownership information sourced from the arkansas county assessors.
You may go to the stone county health department to obtain a birth or death certificates which can be issued while you wait. It was named after the natural formations of the area. In a four year time period a goal of 1,000 family stories were collected and included in this book which is dedicated to future citizens and their descendants. The history of arkansas denotes more than 60,000 people resided in arkansas by 1836 throughout the prairies, mountains, and by the lakes. Stone county, arkansas genealogy trails history group. Early history of stone county, missouri part i of ii. Arkansas county history and genealogy including civil war. Stone county, arkansas 1889 map my genealogy hound. I had written this story for the newton county family history book i and was printed in that book in 1992 on page 101.
Settled in 1880, it contains a church and a district school. Guide to stone county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The courthouse at dardanelle is located on one of the earliest military roads in arkansas, one named in honor of. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. It was formed from parts of izard, independence, searcy and van buren and was named for the rugged rock formations in the area. Besides hundreds of pages of the history of the county prehistory through the 1980s, this book also contains large sections on important county personages and cornerstone families, history of churches, less prominent county families, individual minibiographies, professional biographies, county business profiles, history of.
The book covers the lepanto, ar, areas view of the making of the movie, a painted house, which is based on a book by the same name written by john grisham. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. These facts were taken from many civil war depositions and civil war pension records of various men who served in the union cause from the newton county. County chapters are laid out with a detailed history covering early settlement with a list of the earliest settlers, boundary changes, geographic data, climate, crops, livestock. Genealogy history news special offers county history books. Stone county cemetery listings on arkansas gravestone project. The building was placed on the arkansas register of historic places in 2004. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of twelve different arkansas counties and sixteen different missouri counties in the ozark region. The purpose of the stone county historicalgenealogical society is to collect, preserve, make accessible and publish material relating to the history of stone county, missouri. The area has abundant stone and timber resources, as well as grazing for livestock.
Many tribes used arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the quapaw, who settled in the arkansas delta upon moving south from illinois. A history of eudora, arkansas, chicot county by elbert thomas cashion, 1977, s. Arkansas is also a leader in the production of cotton, rice, and soybeans. Arkansas history unit 1 intranet rogers school district.
Incredibly detailed history of old communities and surviving towns, churches, stores, institutions, veterans and families of fulton county, arkansas. The stone county historical society has published the heritage of stone since 1972. Johnson county, arkansas exconfederate pension applications. History and architectural heritage of stone county arkansas. The hanging in limestone valley,newton county, arkansas on 29 may 1863. After a noteworthy constitution was drafted and accepted by the people, arkansas became the 25th state of america. Valid values are any county or parish in the united states and puerto rico counties or parishes should be spelled correctly, but case does not matter. The following publications are available for purchase. In the event of a vacancy in the office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by. Arkansas history 1st semester pacing guide the rogers school district is committed to providing an environment of educational excellence where all belong, all learn, and all succeed. Where can find grant county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Goodspeed volumes usually follow a standard format.
The purpose of the stone county historical society is to preserve the history of stone county, its people and culture for. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. About arkansas, northwestern counties history, 1889 this database contains a history of benton, carroll, crawford, franklin, madison, sebastian, and washington counties, located in northwestern arkansas. Were offering them in electronic form with searchable text. Political, racial, and union conflicts have drawn national attention, often overshadowing the contributions of the county s residents and businesses. Before arkansas was a state, it became a separate territory in 1819. Explore the links at right to read posts andor learn more about our organization and mission. The constitution of the state of arkansas provides for the election of the assessor to a fouryear term of office with the requirements that heshe be a qualified elector and resident of the county. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in arkansas county, arkansas. It stands in the center of the galena public square, which is carpeted with ever green blue grass, and shaded by large sugarloaf hard maple trees, with wide concrete walks running through and around the beautiful and wellcared for lawn. Aug 05, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This is a portion of a arkansas map published by bradley, circa 1889. Stone county was formed 21 april 1873 from independence, izard, searcy, and van buren counties.
The white river is a 722mile 1,162 km long river that flows through the u. Search for multiple counties or parishes in the form county a, county b, county c with counties or parishes separated by commas ex. Stone county, arkansas books from heritage books source. Forms for pleadings and practice in the state of arkansas jefferson city, mo. Grooms marriage index for van buren county, arkansas 18651991. Indexed record of known burials in stone county, ar 18442010 compiled by freda. The remaining eight counties see next paragraph are available on the ozark region cd. Arkansas joined the confederacy in 1861, but from 1863 the northern part of the state was occupied by union troops. Stone county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time.
Stone county arkansas historical society november 8, 2019 quilts tell the stories of families, connecting people, places and events in this 58 page book created for the marion county arkansas heritage society. In the 1880s and 1890s, goodspeed publishing company of chicago produced dozens of county history compilations covering many of the southern and midwestern states. Make checks payable to the stone county historical society. Benton county, arkansas history 5 comments benton county by dennis partridge the following section of this website is based upon history of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin, and sebastian counties, arkansas published in chicago, illinois in 1889, and several other manuscripts interspersed throughout. Stone county historicalgenealogical society honoring. Bridging past and present for the future the stone county historical society strives to maintain archives from the past for future generations so that they may know and appreciate the dedication and perseverance demonstrated by those who settled this area of northcentral arkansas. The county s early history is found in the development of four early nineteenth century counties. Located in the ozark mountain highlands, boone county has endured struggles from its creation. In the history of newton county by walter lackey, the book gives the date of david floods death as june 1863. In 1986 a project which began with the solicitation of family histories and photos from the citizens of benton county, arkansas culminated in the publication of this book. Sixty seven arkansas history and genealogy titles are available as individual county histories. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research. Stone county arkansas historical society posts facebook.
The county has dual seats, danville and dardanelle. Where can find stone county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Created as arkansas s 74th county on april 21, 1873, stone county has two incorporated cities. Our valuation model utilizes over 20 fieldlevel and macroeconomic variables to estimate the price of an individual parcel of land. Stone county, arkansas map of stone county, ar where is. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the pope county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture.
In the early 1990s, the arkansas based walmart merchandise chain, founded by arkansan sam walton in 1962 as a smalltown discount store, became the largest retailer. Food products are the states largest employing sector, with lumber and wood products a close second. Nationwide environmental title research land records. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records. The 158 page book is a rare and valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the county. Yell county was created december 5, 1840, from parts of pope and scott counties and was named for archibald yell, second governor of the state of arkansas. Published by the arkansas historic preservation program. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers, obituaries, vitals. The county seat, mountain view, was incorporated in 1890 and we have a population of approximately 12,000 residents. She is writing a series of books called the vanishing. The pascals were early settlers in the country southeast of the site of garfield. Explore the links at right to read posts andor learn more about. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping.
If you have an interest in the history of arkansas and the genealogy of its. It also houses the loy and freda daum massey research room, the mountain view art guild, and the stone county historical society. Stone county, arkansas is located on the white river, blanchard springs, and sylamore creek. General land office records, 17961907 izard, stone counties source.
List of books and articles about arkansas history online. History of scott county arkansas br ffimy grady mcclttchka class jf4iz book sx. Martha stone located on land bordering jamestown which, some time afterwards. Stone county was created april 21, 1873 to become the 74th county in arkansas. Around 1820, the jacob wolf house at norfork was constructed.
Alco, bickles cove, buck horn, copper hill, marcella, mountain view, rushing, sylamore, turkey creek. Stone county historical society mountain view, arkansas. From lawrence county thirtyone other counties were formed. Goodspeeds 1894 a reminiscent history of the ozark region. Interested individuals may want to check out the arkansas county argenweb page. The history of arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into north america.
Stone county a forgotten past the arkansas democratgazette. Originating in the boston mountains of northwest arkansas, it flows northwards into southern missouri, and then turns back into arkansas, flowing southeast to its mouth at the mississippi river. They vary from the rich delta farmlands of the mississippi river valley to the rolling hills and gently sloped mountains of the ozarks and ouachitas. Benton county, arkansas history arkansas genealogy. The twostory dogtrot home of a pioneer leader is the oldest known standing structure in.
Page 1 of 15 chronology of baxter county history arkansas became a state in 1836. Mountain view tourism provides a vital service for our very much appreciated mountain view and stone county community tourists, travelers and towns folk. Limestone valley area is in union township and that is the area where david flood and berry stone lived in 1860. In 1947, karr shannon, known as the sage of lunenburg, published his work, a history of izard county. Mountain view, the county seat and most populous city, and fiftysix. Stone county, arkansas history and genealogy including. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. The county is named for rugged, rocky area terrain of the ozarks. Railway, in mcfall township, arkansas county, 24 miles from dewitt, the county seat. Search free arkansas genealogy and family history records. Before the organization of the county henning pace, from tennessee, the father of the first sheriff of the county, settled on sugar creek, a few miles north of bentonville, and one or two of his sons settled lower down on the same creek. Mail your order to the following address, along with your check and requests. Since i was a child i wanted to know more about what wasnt in the history books, she said.
From this page you can search for county records, military records, maps, newspapers, land records, church records, manuscript materials on microfilm, and the state archives vertical and printed ephemera files. Stone county was formed 21 april 1873 from independence, izard, searcy, and van buren. To view detailed information on a particular county, click on the desired county name below. But david floods civil war pension record gives his. Though stone county was originally the territory of native american tribes, white settlement began in the 1830s. The stone county historical society strives to maintain archives from the past for future generations so that they may know and appreciate the dedication and perseverance demonstrated by those who settled this area of northcentral arkansas. Stone county is a county equivalent area found in arkansas, usa. History and architectural heritage of stone county summary information stone county is located in north central arkansas and is part of the southeast border of the ozark mountain region. If you have books, personal web sites or other information on stone county. Arkansas county, part of the arkansas genweb project.
Ruby neal clark, mae shull holloway, eleanor bowling ryman, alma dean stroud, river road press, conway, arkansas description. The county government of stone is found in the county seat of mountain view. The first 112 pages are a general history of arkansas, then chapters are devoted to each included county. The county court in january 1852 ordered that the courts hereafter to be held in stone county, missouri, shall be held at jamestown, but the county courts adjournment orders adjourns the court to the house of mrs. This oneroom school building, which lies just off highway 9 a few miles south of mountain view, is in the old richwoods community where stone county s own jimmy driftwood was born and raised. Stone county, arkansas history and genealogy including mountain. Many of these extend to other parts of arkansas, missouri and beyond. The purpose of the stone county historical society is to preserve the history of stone county, its people and culture. A history of eudora, arkansas, chicot county 1977 edition. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. The stone county court house is a large three story fireproof building with concrete floors and stairways. An informative and historical overview of stone county, arkansas and the ozark region with over 800 pages and including 668 biographies. Arkansas was part of the louisiana purchase between the united states and france. The counties are governmental slices of the same pie, all part of the state of arkansas but separately governed at the local level.
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