Stinnett served from 1829 to 1830 was placed into office. Each townsip and range is represented on adjoining pages, by a conventional map and remotesensing map. Hardback bound in black leathercovered boards with gilt title and gilt county seal on the front and illustrated end pages. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of morrilton, lewisburg, springfield, cleveland, centre ridge, solgohatchia, ada, oppello, divide, menifee, plumerville, ar. Pope county, arkansas public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory.
A major business center of the area, it is home to ten divisions of fortune 500 companies and arkansas. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free property records, free death records. Biographical and historical memoirs of western arkansas 1891 source. I have decided to do a series of blog posts on the history of pope county, and specifically russellville.
It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county pope county is part of the russellville, ar micropolitan. Over 700 pages, the book is about 9 inches by 16 inches, a very large book. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Published by pope county historical association and hunter publishing company. Book provides a history of this arkansas county with brief biographies of county residents with photos. Pope county, arkansas pope county education, geography, and history. Page 4 research pope in the arkansas forums on, the new genforum. Galla township is one of nineteen current townships in pope county, arkansas, usa. Title no 7522 creator pope county historical association.
During its 187 year history, the pope county sheriffs office employees have strived to provide the county with excellent. The indians of pope county discovering russellville arkansas. I picked up a book at the pope county library the other day entitled, a pictorial history of the arkansas river valley. She got the information from a few notes retained in our family. Guardian and administrator bonds, oaths and letters, 18551908. A directory of libraries throughout the world periodical source index search pope county, arkansas source. It was compiled by the courier, which is the local newspaper here in russellville, and published in 2000. Pope county and russellville links includes genealogy links, such as dar.
Book form, pope county library county clerks vault, pope county courthouse indexed microfilm 18301922, pope county library. Russellville arkansas family history center source. Arkansas, atkins, arkansas, hector, arkansas, scott bradley, national register of historic places listings in pope county, arkansas, corliss williamson, steve womack, jimmy lile, wilson matthews, illinois township. Pope county addresses and maps current info and links to local newspapers.
Pope county property records search arkansas county office. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers. A major business center of the area, it is home to ten divisions of fortune 500 companies and arkansas tech university. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Arkansas, pope county catalog record only title from cover. The arlansas family historian arkansas genealogical society. Looking for history of pope county book or heritage book. Pope county is a county located in the state of arkansas.
Where can find pope county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. An informative and historical overview of conway county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915. Library directory for pope county, arkansas source. Democrat death notices contributed by joyce mccain. An informative and historical overview of pope county, arkansas with 83 pages. Pope county was erected from part of crawford by the act of november 2, 1829, and was named for john pope, then governor of arkansas territory. Trail of tears in pope county thanks to betty allen. The dover public library began in the 1950s as a stack of books in a front display window at l. Pope county historical association new web site arkansas history commission when visiting arkansas, the history commission is a. During its 190year history, the pope county sheriffs office employees have strived to provide the county with excellent. The pope county sheriffs office was established in 1829 when sheriff h.
The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to pope county. The county assessor is an elected official in county government. Surnames within pope county, arkansas arkansas gravestones. Pope county, arkansas free public records black book online. Information about the real estate deed recorder in pope county, arkansas get information about recorders, recorder offices, and elected officials in the recorder offices. What other genealogical resources are available in pope county, ar.
I have been researching for several years and have found no other information on sarah. Committed to the study and preservation of history. Meets on the second friday of each month except december and. Research your arkansas ancestors and family history by searching our online database of arkansas gravestone photos. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online.
Find my past pope county libraries arkansas public library directory. Map general soil map, pope county, arkansas in lower right corner. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Posted on november 11, 20 updated on july 27, 2014. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 61,754. There is an index of surnames, but will need specific information. This area was near the center of the cherokee settlements in arkansas. Welcome to the official pope county, arkansas site. You are not on the pope county official website, you are on, a private website that is not affiliated with any government agency. Book form, pope county library county clerks vault, pope county. Although prominent local citizens promoted a bridge across the arkansas river southwest of atkins, the arkansas highway commission opted for the nearly completed highway 7 bridge between dardanelle yell county and russellville pope county.
The largest town in the county, it is home to arkansass only nuclear power plant, arkansas nuclear one. Message boards localities north america united states states arkansas counties pope. County historical societies arkansas historical association. As of the 2010 census, its total population was 4,681. Request books news library board master plan policies. Ruby neal clark, mae shull holloway, eleanor bowling ryman, alma dean stroud, river road press, conway, arkansas description. Pope county, arkansas free public records searches at black book online. Pope county facts and history thanks to betty allen. Free family records for researching pope county, arkansas. Lovely was appointed as an agent to the cherokee indians and established the agency. The acrevalue pope county, ar plat map, sourced from the pope county, ar tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of russellville, atkins, dover, ar. An informative and historical overview of pope county, arkansas with 83 pages including 96 biographies plus 40 different pope county communities on 4 different historical maps. This pope county website is available for adoption.
About the assessor office the county assessor is an elected official in county government. County organization and early history of pope county, ark. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Porter wests early history of pope county a toru only a small family lee barnes confession arkansaw traveler etc. Many many pictures of places and people connected with pope county. The history of pope county began 186 years ago with the june 18 establishment of an indian agency.
Pope county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Goodspeeds of pope county my favorite links pope county rootsweb page a very helpful site for anyone researching their pope county roots. Cemeteries of the dover, pope county, arkansas area arkansas. Locate arkansas gravestone images of your descendants and discover your arkansas roots. Equity docket a microfilm 18701896, pope county library. Russellville is located on lake dardanelle, approximately halfway between little rock pulaski county and fort smith sebastian county, and is the seat of pope county.
Pope county, arkansas history and genealogy 83 pages of pope county, arkansas history and genealogy including 96 family biographies plus 4 different historical maps featuring the locations of 40 pope county communities. Cemeteries of pope county, arkansas, compiled by the pope county. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping. Pope county property records are real estate documents that contain information related to real property in pope county, arkansas. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. An informative and historical overview of conway county, arkansas with 9 pages including 204 biographies plus 33 different conway county communities on 4 different maps. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the pope county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. Meets on the second friday of each month except december and january at st. Pope county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with russellville. History of pope county, arkansas the pope county historical association has a beautiful new history book, just published. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. This little book contains a synopsis of the early history of pope county, its first settlements, county sites, churches, courts, dnef mention of the wars of 1s36, 1846, 1861, also brooks.
Public property records provide information on homes, land, or commercial properties, including titles, mortgages, property deeds, and a. Dover genealogy in pope county, ar usa 996,792 arkansas 15,783 pope county 327 dover 17 note. The county was formed on november 2, 1829, from a portion of crawford county. Doyle, the commissioners whose names are affixed to the above and foregoing report do severally swear that we in obedience to the order and decree of said court and in the discharge of the duties imposed upon us by the same did on the 20th day of may 1875 make. Pope county is named for john pope, the third governor of the arkansas. I tried contacting her great granddaughters, but neither of them knew anything of the family history. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. History book committee russellville, arkansas language english eng en subject arkansas, pope history. The circuit clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining land records in pope county. In the event of a vacancy in the office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by. My aunt submitted the information that went into the pope county history book. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in pope county. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. 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.
Who has lived here over the years, and who are the people who made russellville what it is today. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. These are but a few of the surnames the index itself is 80 pages long. Pope county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the free. Pope county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with.
During its 187 year history, the pope county sheriffs office employees have strived to provide the county with excellent law enforcement, public service and public safety. Within a generation, both ferries operating on the river southwest of atkins ceased to exist, all but. Posted on november 24, 20 updated on july 27, 2014. Conway county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. The county was formed on november 2, 1829, from a portion of crawford county and named for john pope, the third governor of the arkansas territory. Grooms marriage index for van buren county, arkansas 18651991. Pope county historical association pope county, ark.