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October 17, 1828 | ||
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Arkansas Trails has several counties and projects up for adoption. If you would be interested in adopting a county or project look at the Arkansas Trails County Page. If you find one that you would like to adopt e-mail the State Administrator State Administrator.[ Being a County or State Administrator is fun and rewarding. If you have an interest in the history of Arkansas and the genealogy of it's residents please consider it. If you think "there is no way I can do this" there are many people ready, willing and able to help you. It's not near as difficult as you might think. ] | History |
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Washington County is Arkansas's 17th county, formed on October 17, 1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States. History records the names of several white pioneer families who settled in what is now Washington County, among them Alexander, McGarrah, and Simpson. The first white families came to Washington County about a year before the Arkansas territorial legislature opened the area to white settlement, thus making trespassers of the new pioneers. These squatters lived on their homesteads, anticipating quick federal intervention to gain the land from the Cherokees, making it possible for permanent white settlement. The land formally became available to white settlement in 1828. There was a settlement at Cane Hill by 1827, and by the 1830s, villages appeared at Shiloh (now Springdale) and Fayetteville. | Links |
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Free Records Search at Familysearch Org | ||
Washington County Cemetery Listings on Arkansas Gravestone Project | ||
Washington County Cemetery Listings on Interment Net | ||
Washington County Cemetery Listing at Find A Grave | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records, Slot 44 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2174 Fax: (501) 663-2832 |
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Arkansas State Archives | ||
Arkansas History Commission One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501.682.6900 [email protected] |
The History Commission, the official state archives, is a facility in which those interested in Arkansas history may engage in research. The staff does not undertake research requests from the public. The Research Room is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Saturday. It is closed on state holidays. If you are traveling long distances, please call to confirm hours/days of operation at 501.682.6900. | |
Arkansas Genealogical Society
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Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society c/o Bentonville Public Library 405 S. Main Street Bentonville, AR 72712 479-271-6820 [email protected] sites.rootsweb.com/~arnwags/ | Shiloh Museum of Ozark History 118 West Johnson Springdale, AR 72764 479-750-8165 [email protected] http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh/ | Washington County Historical Society 118 East Dickson Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-521-2970 [email protected] www.headquartershouse.org |
Circuit Clerk 280 North College, Suite 302 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone (479)444-1538 Fax (479)444-1537 | County Clerk 280 N. College, Suite 300 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone (479) 444-1711 | E-Mail Lists and Message Boards |
Arkansas Mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Washington County Mailing List on Rootsweb | ||
Washington County Message Board on Rootsweb | ||
Washington County Message Board on Genforum | Adjacent Counties |
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Benton County |
Madison County |
Crawford County |