Benton County was established in 1836 and named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), a staunch promoter of national expansion. Located in the far northwest corner of Arkansas, the county seat is Bentonville.
A list of the Benton County records microfilm available at the Arkansas State Archives can be found in our County records microfilm collection.
The results below are automatically collected from materials on this site that have been tagged with the Geographical Area of “Benton County (Ark.)” This list does not include all of the Arkansas State Archives’ materials regarding this county, but provides a starting point for research. Please click on each title below to learn more about it and the collection to which it belongs.
Submissions from 2020
Arkansas 1880 Mortality Schedules, Benton County
Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, "The Final Advance of Our Troops"
Bella Vista Drive between Bentonville and Bella Vista, Benton County
Benton County Baptist Association, Centennial Baptist Association, Delta Baptist Association
Benton county cemetery records
Caves near Bella Vista, Benton County
Census: Benton County, 1870 Folder 1
Census: Benton County, 1870 Folder 2
Churches: Bethel Historic Baptist Church, Benton County
Civil War: Pea Ridge Reminiscence
Clara B. Eno Collection: Flint Creek, Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
Clara B. Eno Collection: historical marker for Battlefield of Pea Ridge
Elk Horn Tavern at Pea Ridge National Military Park
Harmonial Vegetarian Society, Benton County
Lovelace - Morgan Family: Benton County
Minutes of the Benton County Baptist Association
Pleasant Home Missionary Baptist Church Records, Benton County, Arkansas
Schools: Siloam Springs District, Benton County
Spring Park near Bella Vista, Benton County
Springs near Bella Vista, Benton County
Structure located on property of War Eagle Mill near Rogers, Benton County
The Place Names of Benton County, Arkansas: Cheryl Barnwell Fenno
Wonderland Cave near Bella Vista, Benton County
Woods and mountain near Bella Vista and Bentonville, Benton County
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 1992
General Highway Map Benton County. 1 print, 1992
Images from 1990
Benton County at War, 1862-1864 (Side 1), Rick Parker
Benton County at War, 1862-1864 (Side 2), Rick Parker
Submissions from 1988
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
General Highway Map Benton County. 1 print, 1988
Submissions from 1982
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1978
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
General Highway Map Benton County. 1 print, 1978
Submissions from 1973
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1963
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1959
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1957
Battle of Pea Ridge eyewitness account, 1957
This collection contains a written manuscript and typed copy of an eyewitness account of the Battle of Pea Ridge and correspondence between the donor and former Arkansas History Commission Director Ted Worley about the manuscript.
Submissions from 1956
Pea Ridge National Park campaign papers, 1956
This collection eight items related to the Pea Ridge National Park campaign.
Images from 1954
Benton County Historical Society clipping, 1954
This collection contains a clipping from an issue of the Northwest Arkansas Times published in June 1954 about the new Benton County Historical Society.
Submissions from 1949
Grist mill near Cave Springs, Benton County
Submissions from 1948
Map of Benton County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1947
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Benton County
Submissions from 1939
Fishing scenes near Bentonville, Benton County
Submissions from 1938
Submissions from 1936
August 16, Walter J. Lemke
May 28, Walter J. Lemke
Submissions from 1934
Pleasant Home Missionary Baptist Church records, 1903-1934
These records contain one ledger book with lists of members along with minutes of monthly church business meetings, correspondence, missionary reports, one photograph of John William West, and copies of annual “letters” to the Benton County Association.
Submissions from 1933
Submissions from 1932
Images from 1930
Benton County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1929
Park Springs Hotel near Bentonville, Benton County
White River near Monte Ne, Benton County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1928
Submissions from 1927
Submissions from 1926
Submissions from 1919
Submissions from 1918
Submissions from 1916
Submissions from 1914
Submissions from 1911
Submissions from 1910
Battle of Pea Ridge account and map, circa 1910
This collection contains an account and map of the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Map of Ozark Orchard Company's Benton County Land
Submissions from 1908
Benton County (Ark.) sixteenth section sale, 1908 July 6
This collection contains one broadside, a Notice of sale of lands in Section 16, Township 21, Range 32, Benton County, by James Hickman, Benton County Collector.
Submissions from 1907
Benton County (Ark.) sheriff's sale notice, 1907
This collection contains one broadside, a notice of sheriff's sale, by Jas. Hickman, Benton County Sheriff, to settle a case between D.D. Ames and Lina Ames.
