Calhoun County was formed in 1850 from parts of Dallas, Ouachita, and Bradley counties. Its name honored South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun, an ardent supporter of chattel slavery and states' rights. Hampton serves as the county seat.
A list of the Calhoun 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 “Calhoun 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 2021
Calhoun County: Quiety Productive
Submissions from 2020
Churches: Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Calhoun County
Cramer/Creamer-Bentley Family: Calhoun County
Map of Arkansas State Forestry Commission Ranger District No. 3-8
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Calhoun County
Submissions from 1991
General Highway Map Calhoun County. 1 print, 1991
Submissions from 1976
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Calhoun County
General Highway Map Calhoun County. 1 print with handwritten notation, 1976
Submissions from 1974
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Calhoun County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Calhoun County
Submissions from 1960
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Calhoun County
Images from 1954
Submissions from 1944
Submissions from 1936
Submissions from 1934
Map of Arkansas State Forestry Commission Calhoun County (Ark.)
Map of Arkansas State Forestry Commission Calhoun County (Ark.)
Images from 1930
Calhoun County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1923
Submissions from 1911
Submissions from 1878
Calhoun County (Ark.) tax receipt, 1878
This collection contains one receipt for the taxes of G.L. Roark of Calhoun County, Arkansas, dated April 20, 1878.
Submissions from 1870
Calhoun County (Ark.) jury lists, 1867-1870
This collection consists of two juror lists from Calhoun County.
Calhoun County list of retailers, 1870 September 17
This collection contains a list of licensed retailers in Calhoun County, Arkansas, in 1870.
Books from 1868
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Calhoun County
Images from 1867
Calhoun County Maimed Soldiers list
Register of the Legal Voters of Calhoun County
Submissions from 1865
Submissions from 1863
List of families of indigent soldiers in Calhoun County, Arkansas, 1863
This list of soldiers from Calhoun County, Arkansas includes name, regiment, and status (in service, discharged, or dead), in addition to their family members' names, ages, and relationships.
Submissions from 1861
Administrator's oath, estate of James Colvert, 1861
This collection contains an administrator's oath for the estate of James Colvert, Calhoun county, Arkansas.
Submissions from 1859
Hopeville Academy by-laws, 1859 July 14
This collection contains the by-laws of Hopeville Academy in Calhoun County from the year it was established in 1859.