Welcome to
Craighead County
Arkansas
Craighead County is named in honor of Senator Thomas B. Craighead. It is located in northeast Arkansas and was created Feb 19, 1859. The county seat is Jonesboro.
Sharon Smith - Craighead Co AR County Coordinator
Email: County Coordinator
This page was last updated:
Sunday, 04-May-2008 12:06:00 MDT
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Announcements/Information
Contents
Addresses
Archives, Courthouse, Libraries,
Genealogical Societies & Museums
Biographies
Goodspeed's Biographical & Historical Memoirs of NE AR/Craighead County
Carolina Cotton
Carolina Cotton was a western swing singer and yodeler. She was in B Western films, including some with Gene Autry. She was born 3 miles south of Cash, Arkansas & is related to the Dodson, Boyd and Matthews families from Cash. Some of the older generations in Cash remember her for singing the song that she wrote "Three Miles South of Cash".
Births
AR Vital Records - Birth, Death, Marriage
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Craighead County AR (many listed)
Mt Sinai Orthodox Cemetery
Temple Israel Cemetery
The Political Graveyard Craighead County Arkansas
Census
1850 Powell Township Census
1860 Census
1870 Census
1870 Census - Images
1880 Census
1900 Census
1910 Census
1920 Census
1930 Census
Famous People in the Census
Poinsett County, 1839 Census
Poinsett County, 1840 Census
(Craighead County was formed from Poinsett County)
1840 Census of Pensioners - Military
Churches of Craighead County
Church Addresses/Web Sites, A-L
Church Addresses/Web Sites, M-Z
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Nettleton Baptist Church
Crime & Executions
Craighead County Executions
Ft Smith AR Executions, 1873-1896
Deaths
1970-1979 Craighead Co Deaths
Jonesboro Sun Deaths & Obits Index
Burial Records of Monette, Arkansas
AR Vital Records - Death, Birth, Marriage
Divorces
Eastern District
Lake City Chancery Books 1-3, 1884-1915
Lake City Chancery Books 4-6, 1915-1932
Lake City Chancery Books 7-9, 1932-1950
Western District
Jonesboro Chancery Books 1-2, 1878-1897
For details/contacts: Gen Society of Craighead County
Genetic Genealogy
Family Tree DNA Projects
National Geographic - Genographic Study
Government Reports & Craighead County Residents
House of Representatives Reports
Senate Reports
History
History of Craighead County & the Courthouse
1872 Southern Claims Commission Disallowed Claims Index - NARA (States AL-NC)
Land Patents
Bureau of Land Management Patent Search
Letters From the Past
Letters from Aubrey HANSON to his mother, Julia Francis Hendrix HANSON
Letter From Isaac & Mary Nobel to
James & Winiford Rhodes
Look Ups
Resources & LookUp Volunteers
Mailing Lists - Craighead County
Mailing Lists
Maps
Arkansas Map - Present Day
1819 Arkansas Map
1895 Map of Craighead CountyMarriage Records
Compiled by Genealogical Society of Craighead Co
Medical
Arkansas State School for the Blind - 1930 Census
Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum - 1900 Census
Old Time Disease Terminology
Diseases, Medical Terms, Epidemics
Old Disease Names & Their Modern Definitions
Military - Craighead County
1930 Confederate Home Census
Robert E. Lee Amnesty Oath
Minor Mead Revolutionary War Record
Alexander Meek Revolutionary War Record
Korean War Casualties
Vietnam War Casualities
World War I Draft Registration Cards
World War II Casualties(Army/Air Force)
World War II Casualties(Navy, Marines, Coast Guard)
World War II Wounded In Action
World War II Prisoners of War-Released
Newspapers Online
Jonesboro Sun
Paragould Daily Press
The Town Crier - Northeast AR
Petit Jean Country Headlight - Conway & Perry Counties
Obituaries
Obituaries, transcribed
1900-1909, 1911 Craighead County Sun Obituaries
1885-2007 Jonesboro Sun Deaths & Obituaries Index
Orphanages
Index to AR Orphanage Census
Photographs
Residents of Craighead County
Places & Items in Craighead County
Life in Craighead County
Post Cards
Postcards of Craighead County
Prison/Jail Records
1880 Arkansas State Penitentiary Census
1918-1920 Penitentiary Records/Craighead County
1902-1921 Federal Penitentiary Inmate Case Files
1920 Craighead County Jail Census
1920 Arkansas State Penitentiary Census
1920 AR Reform School & Farm Census
1930 Arkansas State Penitentiary Census
1930 Arkansas State Farm for Women Census
Arkansas Dept of Correction
Queries
Craighead County Rootsweb Queries
Genealogy.com Craighead Co Queries
1996-1997 Archived Queries
1997-1998 Archived Queries
2001-2002 Archived Queries
State Officials of Arkansas
State Governors
Territorial Governors
Senators, Class 2
Senators, Class 3
Surnames & Researchers - Craighead County
Surnames A - D
Surnames E - L
Surnames M - R
Surnames S - Z
Towns of Craighead County
Towns Index
Townships of Craighead County
Index to Townships
Wars
Edward Gerdes Arkansas Civil War page
Revolutionary War Chronology 1754-1783
Chronology of the American Civil War
SCV Camp 1655 in Jonesboro
Weather & Natural Disasters
Tornadoes in Craighead County
Tornado Project Online
1859 Solar Super Storm
National Hurricane Center
Earthquakes - USGS
Volcanoes - USGS
Web Pages of Craighead County Families
Family Connections
Wills
Luther LUNSFORD Will, 1923
Helpful Links
Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library-Genealogy section
National Archives
This and That Genealogy Tips
Learning Center - Linda Haas Davenport
Arkansas Information
American West
Original Craighead County Page-Bill Couch
Old Roads In North Arkansas
National Register of Historical Places - Craighead County
Craighead County Official Website
Jonesboro Information
Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce
LDS Family Search
DAR Library Online Catalog
Create a Timeline
Association of AR Counties
Adjoining Arkansas Counties:
Greene
Mississippi
Poinsett
Jackson
Lawrence
