Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
11-1-2017
Abstract
Clark County was established in 1818, and therefore became one of the five counties in existence at the time the area became known as Arkansas Territory in 1819. Court was held in various places in those early days, such as the home of pioneer settler Jacob Barkman, west of the Caddo River, near what is now Caddo Valley. Later, a county seat was established at Greenville, which was located to the southwest along the Military Road (also known as the Southwest Trail). In 1842 Arkadelphia (previously known as Blakelytown) became the permanent location of the county seat.
These numbered files contain loose papers related to civil cases in the Clark County Circuit Court, 1884-1988. A searchable database of every name within the records from 1879 to 1920 is available at www.obu.edu/archives/search-archives/. The Clark County Historical Association has published a print index as well. The index includes not only those named in the title of the case, but also witnesses, jurors, attorneys, etc.
Recommended Citation
Archivists, "Clark County Civil Court Records" (2017). Guides and Finding Aids. 128.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/finding_aids/128