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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Hot Spring County'''
Guide to '''Hot Spring County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| bgcolor="e4eded" | {{•}} [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Birth|Births]]<br> {{•}} [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriages]]<br> {{•}} [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Death|Deaths]]
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{{•}} [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Cemeteries|Cemeteries ]]
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{{Infobox U.S. County 2015
|organized= November 2, 1829
|county seat= Malvern
|courthouse= [http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Hot%20Spring%20County Hot Spring County Courthouse]<br>210 Locust Street<br>Malvern, AR 72104<br>Phone: 501.332.2291 <br>
|Cities and Towns= [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Cities and Towns|See list]]
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|boundary changes= [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Boundary Changes|See details]]
|record loss= [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Record loss|See details]]
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|county1= [[Clark County, Arkansas Genealogy|Clark]]
|county2= [[Dallas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Dallas]]
|county3= [[Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy|Garland]]
|county4= [[Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy|Grant]]
|county5= [[Montgomery County, Arkansas Genealogy|Montgomery]]
|county6= [[Saline County, Arkansas Genealogy|Saline]]</br><center>[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetters|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==
{{AR County Information Intro}}
=== Hot Spring County, Arkansas Record Dates ===
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>Alice Eichholz, ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 65-67. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref></center>
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Vital_Records|Birth]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Vital_Records|Death]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Census|Census]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Land|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1825
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1831
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=== County Courthouse ===
{{AR Courthouse Intro|Hot Spring}}
[http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Hot%20Spring%20County Hot Spring County Courthouse]<br>210 Locust Street<br>Malvern, AR 72104<br>Phone: 501.332.2291 <br><br>County Clerk has marriage records from 1825 and probate records from 1834; Clerk Circuit Court has court and divorce records.<ref name="HB">''The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 67.</ref>
'''Government and Related Websites'''<br>
* [http://www.county-clerk.net/countyclerk.asp?state=Arkansas&county=Hot+Spring County-clerk.net] (unofficial site) - Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
* [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/AR_HotSpring.htm PublicRecords.com] (unofficial site) - Provides links to County officials and public records
*The County was named for the hot springs at Hot Springs, located within the county.
*The county is a "dry county", no alcohol allowed.
=== Record Loss ===
For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: [http://www.genealogyinc.com/arkansas/ar-counties.html#courthouse Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses]
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{AR Boundary Changes Intro|Hot Spring}}
* [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Arkansas/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HOT%20SPRING Historical boundary changes] at Newberry.org
Parts were set off to create following new counties:
*[[Montgomery County, Arkansas Genealogy|Montgomery]] 9 December 1842
*[[Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy|Grant]] 4 February 1869
*[[Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy|Garland]] 5 April 1873
*Part of Garland County was returned to Hot Springs later in 1873.
*For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/arkansas/ "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps"] (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
=== Cities and Towns ===
{{AR Cities and Towns Intro|Hot Spring}}
* Click [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=194550&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Arkansas%2C%20Hot%20ot Spring%22 '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] and select the link '''''Places within...''''' for cities and towns
'''Towns'''<br>
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*Donaldson
*Friendship
*Magnet Cove
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*Malvern
*Midway
*Perla
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*Rockport
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'''Census Districts and Unincorporated Towns'''<br>
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*Abco
*Antioch
*Beaton
*Bismarck
*Bonnerdale
*Brown Springs
*Butterfield
*Caney
*Central
*Cross Roads
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*De Roche
*Diamondhead
*Gifford
*Glen Rose
*Harp
*Jones Mills
*Lambert
*Landers
*Lono
*Morning Star
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*Mount Moriah
*Oak Grove
*Point Cedar
*Rolla
*Saginaw
*Shorewood Hills
*Social Hill
*Whittington
*Witherspoon
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'''Communities'''<br>
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*Faber
*Oak Bower
*Old De Roche
=== History Timeline ===
{{AR Historical Timeline Intro}}
*The Caddo tribe lived in this area until around AD 1700
*Beginning in 1673, many French explorers visited the area.
*1818 - The Quapaw tribe ceded control of the lands surrounding the forty-three hot springs to the United States.
*1829 November 2 - Hot Spring County was established by an act of the territorial legislature with land taken from Clark County.
*1865 (and after) - Hot Springs thrived after the Civil War, unlike many other Arkansas towns.
*1850s-1870s - River transportation was becoming less important as the railroad moved west.
*1879 October 15 - The popularity of river travel yielded to the efficiency of rail, and fast-growing Malvern officially replaced neighboring Rockport as the county seat.
*1945 - World War II brought an unprecedented demand for the barite found in Hot Spring County—the solid deposits of barite were useful in oil-well drilling. Following the war, various industries were established in the county.
== Resources ==
{{AR Resources Intro}}
=== Bible Records ===
{{AR Bible Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Biographies ===
{{AR Biographies Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{AR Business Records Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Cemeteries ===
{{AR Cemeteries Intro|Hot Spring}}
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=1781 Phillips Cemetery, Leola] BillionGraves
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| bgcolor="#EAC7FE" colspan="3" | <center>'''Online Hot Spring County, Arkansas''' cemeteries <br>from [[Arkansas Cemeteries|state]] and [[United States Cemeteries|national]] resources</center>
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| width="34%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | <center>'''Search for names of people'''<br>in Hot Spring County</center>
| width="34%" bgcolor="#F2DDFE" | <center>'''Get a list of cemeteries'''<br>(then click to names of people)</center>
| width="32%" bgcolor="#B8FFDB" | <center>'''Find printed records''' <br>(Often more complete)</center>
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=smith&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=4&GScnty=122&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Find A Grave] Click "Refine Last Search" on the left, enter a name, click "Search"
*[http://arkansasgravestones.org/search.php?cid=18 Arkansas Gravestones] enter a name and click "Search"
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#given_names=&family_names=smith&birth_year=&death_year=&year_range=5&lim=0&num=10&action=search&exact=true&phonetic=false&record_type=0&country=United+States&state=Arkansas&county=0 Billion Graves] Enter a name and click "Search" (Statewide. Can search by county, but many with no results.)
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=4&CScnty=122 Find A Grave] Click '''Search for a Cemetery''' on the right, click '''All Countries''' - click '''United States''', click '''State''', click '''County''' and search.
*[http://arkansasgravestones.org/search.php?cid=18 Arkansas Gravestones] Click '''Browse Gravestones By Cemetery'''
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ar/hot_spring.htm Interment.net]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/hot-springs-county-arkansas-cemetery-records.htm Access Genealogy]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/hotspring/hotspring.htm USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/arkansas/hotspring.html USGenWeb Tombstone Project]
*[http://www.argenweb.net/hotspring/cemeter.html ARGenWeb]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/hotspring/hotspring.htm RootsWeb]
*[http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ar.html I Dream of Genealogy] Scroll to the county and cemetery. Scroll down 1/3 of the way to find cemeteries.
'''More cemetery lists'''<br>
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AR/Hot_Spring/ Linkpendium]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/cyndislistsearch/?cx=partner-pub-3865931076334159%3A8oekij-g1td&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hot+Springs+AR+Cemeteries&sa=Search Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/arkansas/index.html DeathIndexes.com] Scan through the list under '''Arkansas Death Records Indexes….'''
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AR-NDX.html D'Addezio] Search/browse by cemetery name, not people. (Statewide)
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*{{FHL|United States, Arkansas, Hot+Spring|place|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} Select "Cemeteries"
**Also [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Cities_and_Towns|check towns]] for records
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Hot+Spring+county+Arkansas=Hot WorldCat]
*[[Arkansas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Societies|Societies]]
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=== Census Records ===
{{AR Census Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Church Records ===
{{AR Church Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Court Records ===
{{AR Court Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Directories ===
{{AR Directories Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Emigration and Immigration ===
{{AR Emigration Intro}}
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{AR Ethnic Groups Intro}}
=== Funeral Homes ===
{{AR Funeral Homes Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Genealogies ===
{{AR Genealogies Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Guardianship ===
{{AR Guardianship Intro|Hot Spring}}
*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FM7QC-K36%3A353224701%3Fcc%3D2061549 Probate Records 1834-1945] Hot Spring County portion of the collection: {{RecordSearch|2061549|''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979''|access=browse}}: ''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979'' FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
**Includes Administration and guardian bonds 1866-1869; Administration, executor and guardian records 1858-1945; Guardian bonds and letters 1834-1850; Letters of administration 1862-1871; Probate record index 1883-1887; Probate records 1839-1895; Wills 1879-1930
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{AR Land Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Local Histories ===
{{AR Histories Intro|Hot Spring}}
*'''''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland, and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas'''''. Chicago, Nashville, and St. Louis, USA: Goodspeed Publishing, 1889. Online at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7169 Ancestry.com] ($)
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{AR Maps Intro}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/arkansas/ Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)]
<center>{{AR Neighboring Counties Intro}}
{{ARHot Spring County, Arkansas Clickable Neighbors}}</center>
=== Migration ===
{{AR Migration Intro}}
=== Military Records ===
{{AR Military Intro}}
==== Civil War ====
{{AR Civil War Intro|Hot Spring}}
{{AR Civil War Regiments|Hot Spring}}
:- [[3rd Consolidated Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)|3rd Consolidated Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)]]
:- [[3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Confederate)]], Company F
:- [[19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dockery's) (Confederate)|19th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Dockery's) (Confederate)]],
:- [[20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)|20th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)]], Company D
Men from this county served in the [[3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)|3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)]]<ref>Desmond Walls Allen, ''Third Arkansas Union Cavalry,'' (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), pp. 33-92. {{FHL|664007|item|disp=FHL book 976.7 M28dc}}</ref> and the [[3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)]].<ref>Calvin L. Collier, ''They'll do to Tie To: the story of the Third Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A.,''(Little Rock, Arkansas: Civil War Round Table Associates, 1959) p. 10. {{FHL|379659|item|disp=FHL book 976.7 M2c}}</ref>
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{AR Naturalization Intro}}
=== Newspapers ===
{{AR Newspapers Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Obituaries ===
{{AR Obituaries Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Other Records ===
{{AR Other Records Intro}}
=== Periodicals ===
{{AR Periodicals Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Probate Records ===
{{AR Probate Intro|Hot Spring}}
*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FM7QC-K36%3A353224701%3Fcc%3D2061549 Probate Records 1834-1945] Hot Spring County portion of the collection: {{RecordSearch|2061549|''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979''|access=browse}}: ''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979'' FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
**Includes Administration and guardian bonds 1866-1869; Administration, executor and guardian records 1858-1945; Guardian bonds and letters 1834-1850; Letters of administration 1862-1871; Probate record index 1883-1887; Probate records 1839-1895; Wills 1879-1930.
=== School Records ===
{{AR Schools Intro}}
=== Tax Records ===
{{AR Tax Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Vital Records ===
{{AR Vital Intro|Hot Spring}}
==== Birth ====
{{AR Vital Records - Birth Intro|Hot Spring}}
==== Marriage ====
{{AR Vital Records - Marriage Intro|Hot Spring}}
*'''1825-1951''' - Hot Spring County Marriage Books 1-6, A-W Index 1825-1951 in {{RecordSearch|1417439|Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="hc">FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "[[Arkansas_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]," in ''FamilySearch Wiki,'' accessed 18 April 2013.</ref>
*'''1825-1947''' - Hot Spring County Marriage Books A-J, 4-6 Index 1825-1947 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igiarkansasem.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf]].</ref>
==== Death ====
{{AR Vital Records - Death Intro|Hot Spring}}
==== Divorce ====
{{AR Vital Records - Divorce Intro|Hot Spring}}
== Research Facilities ==
{{AR Research Facilities Intro|Hot Spring}}
=== Archives ===
{{AR Archives Intro}}
=== Family History Centers ===
{{AR Family History Centers Intro}}
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Hot Springs Arkansas Family History Center]] 2765 Malvern Ave Hot Springs, AR 71913 United States
=== Libraries ===
{{AR Libraries Intro|Hot Spring}}
*Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Hot Spring County
** {{FHL|United States, Arkansas, Hot Spring|place|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - Select topics. For towns, [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas Genealogy#Places.2FLocalities|click here]].
** [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Hot+Spring+county%2C+arkansas&qt=results_page WorldCat] - Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]].
** [http://alpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=hot+spring+county+arkansas&te=ILS Allen County Public Library] - Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
** [http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/county_records.aspx Arkansas History Commission] Select the county - Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
=== Museums ===
{{AR Museums Intro}}
== Societies ==
{{AR Societies Intro|Hot Spring}}
== Websites ==
{{AR Websites Intro|Hot Spring}}
'''Sites with online indexes or images of records'''<br>
:* [http://www.argenweb.net/hotspring/ ARGenWeb] - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
:* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/hotspring/hotspring.htm USGenWeb Archives] - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
:* [http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/AR/HotSpring/ RootsWeb] - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
:* [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Arkansas/Hot-Spring/Default.aspx Ancestry.com] resources
'''More Hot Spring County genealogy links'''<br>
:* [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AR/Hot_Spring/ Linkpendium] - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
:* [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ar/counties/hot-spring/ CyndisList] - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
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== Research Guides ==
{{AR Research Guides Intro}}
== References ==
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