Conway County was established in 1825 from part of Pulaski County and named for territorial delegate to Congress, Henry Conway. Morrilton is the county seat.
A list of the Conway 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 “Conway 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
African American History: Conway County
Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Records, Conway County, Arkansas
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad in the Petit Jean Valley, Conway County, Arkansas
Conway County Cemeteries: by Thomas Williams
Conway county cemetery records
Early Arkansas tax records [Conway County]
Historical reminiscences and biographical memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas
Markers, Historical: Conway County
Point Remove Primitive Baptist Church Records, Conway County, Arkansas
The lake at Petit Jean State Park
Turner-Skipper Family: Conway County
Wilder cemetery records, Conway county,
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2017
Bold Pilgrim Cemetery Preservation Association final grant report, 2017
This collection contains paperwork, ink jet photographs and programs related to release of the book, A Pictorial Catalog of the African Americans Interred in Bold Pilgrim Cemetery. The book has been cataloged and placed in ASA research room: The bold pilgrims : preserving the legacy : a pictorial catalog of African Americans interred at Bold Pilgrim Cemetery, by Glenda F. Wilson F420.C7W55 2017.
Conway County Historical Preservation Association final grant report, 2016.2017
The final grant report in this collection contains paperwork for "I've Been Working on the Railroad," an oral history project.
Submissions from 2007
The Bold Pilgrims of Conway County: Documenting a Community's History grant project report, 2007
This collection is comprised of publications, video diaries, interviews, and digital images pertaining to the Bold Pilgrim Cemetery and the Bold Pilgrims of Conway County: Documenting a Community's History grant project.
Submissions from 2005
Conway County African American obituary collection, 1966-2005
The collection contains obituaries and family group sheets of people from Conway County, Arkansas.
Submissions from 1994
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1990
General Highway Map Conway County. 1 print, 1990
Submissions from 1982
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1972
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1963
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1961
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1958
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1956
Henry family plot in Lewisburg Cemetery, Conway County, Arkansas
Lewisburg Cemetery in Conway County, Arkansas
Menifee/Menafee gravestone in Lewisburg Cemetery, Conway County, Arkansas
William Graham Harrison papers, 1843-1956
This collection consists of correspondence, deeds, indentures, land patents, legal records, tax receipts, photographs, publications, genealogical data, clippings, memorandum books, a hymnal, and other material.
Images from 1954
Submissions from 1949
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Boat house on the lake at Petit Jean State Park
Covered patio at Mather Lodge, Petit Jean State Park
Hikers at Cedar Falls, Petit Jean State Park
Hikers watching Cedar Falls in Petit Jean State Park
Interior of Mather Lodge, Petit Jean State Park
People swimming at Petit Jean State Park
Stone cabins at Petit Jean State Park
Three hikers sitting at an overlook above the Arkansas River, Petit Jean State Park
Three hikers sitting at an overlook above the Arkansas River, Petit Jean State Park
View down Cedar Creek, Petit Jean State Park
View of a bend in the Arkansas River from Petit Jean Mountain
View of the Arkansas River from Petit Jean Mountain
Submissions from 1947
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Conway County
Submissions from 1945
Submissions from 1939
Images from 1930
Conway County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1926
Submissions from 1918
World War I Record of Descendants of Confederate Soldiers from Conway County, 1918 September 30
The records in this collection pertain to descendants of Confederate soldiers from Conway County.
Submissions from 1917
Submissions from 1912
Hofers Mill Dam in Conway County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1911
Submissions from 1906
Sardis School in Conway County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1904
Flooding at the railway bridge in Conway County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1899
John R. Maddox papers [photostat], 1809-1899
This collection contains negative photostats of family records for John R. Maddox and his family.
Submissions from 1885
Conway County Notice to Tax Payers, 1885
This collection consists of one notice to tax payers of Conway County, Arkansas, dated 1885.
Submissions from 1884
Conway County (Ark.) tax payers notice, 1884
This collection contains one printed newspaper notice for Conway County (Ark.) taxpayers by County Sheriff and collector P.H. Spears, dated 1884.
Submissions from 1880
Map of Conway County, Arkansas, with part of Van Buren County, Arkansas
Books from 1868
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Conway County
Images from 1867
Conway County Maimed Soldiers list
Books from 1846
1846 January 19: Henry G. Smith, to E.N. Conway, Auditor, Taxes owed on land in Conway County
Submissions from 1834
Conway County (Ark.) deeds, 1826-1834
This collection contains two deeds for property in Conway County, Arkansas between 1826 and 1834.
Submissions from 1830
Stephen Harris promissory note [photocopy], 1830
This promissory note, from Stephen Harris to William Paul, is a photocopy.
Submissions from 1829
Conway County (Ark.) sheriff's census, 1829
This census was conducted by the Conway County, Arkansas, sheriff in 1829.
Submissions from 1827
Silas T. Toncray Legislature candidacy statement, 1827 June 30
This collection holds an open letter to the ‘qualified voters of Conway County’ concerning Toncray’s candidacy for the legislature. He outlines the changes he would like to make and his overall agenda.
