Desha County was founded in 1838 from part of Arkansas County, with portions of Lincoln and Chicot counties added later. The county was named for War of 1812 veteran and area landowner, Benjamin Desha. Arkansas City serves as the county seat.
A list of the Desha 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 “Desha 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: Desha County
Bachelor-Wright Family: Desha County
Desha County election certificate, Burrell Walker
Early Arkansas tax records [Desha County]
Rohwer Relocation Center, Desha County
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2008
Memorial Garden Cemetery (Old Mound) grand project, 2008
This collection is comprised of photographs taken during the unveiling of the Old Mound Cemetery historical marker in 2008. The Black History Commission of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’s black history and promotes teaching black history in Arkansas schools. Grants are awarded from the BHCA in a concerted effort to ensure Arkansas’s black history is collected and preserved.
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Submissions from 1986
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
General Highway Map Desha County. 1 print, 1986
Submissions from 1978
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Submissions from 1968
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Submissions from 1966
Submissions from 1963
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Submissions from 1958
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Desha County
Images from 1954
Submissions from 1948
General Highway Map of Desha County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1932
Images from 1930
Desha County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1923
Submissions from 1914
Submissions from 1910
Submissions from 1909
Mattie Schurer (Mrs. W.A. Waldrep) teacher's certificates, 1905-1925
This collection contains three teaching certificates earned by Mrs. W.A. Waldrep (Mattie Schurer) in Tennessee and Arkansas (Desha County) between 1905-1925.
Submissions from 1893
Desha County (Ark.) tax assessor's notice, 1893 April 25
This collection contains one broadside, a notice by Van. R. Ryan, Desha County Assessor, stating the schedule for assessing taxes for 1893.
Submissions from 1892
Desha County (Ark.) tax collector's notice, 1892
This collection contains one broadside, a notice of sheriff and collector of Desha County, H.L. Henry, giving his schedule for collection of 1892 taxes at various locations.
Submissions from 1891
Desha County (Ark.) tax collector's notice, 1891 December 28
This collection contains one broadside, a collector's notice by Hugh L. Henry, Sheriff and Collector of Desha County, announcing his schedule for collection 1891 taxes.
Books from 1868
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Desha County
Books from 1867
Register of the Legal Voters of Desha County
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Desha County
Submissions from 1865
Submissions from 1861
George W. Sexton promissory note, 1861
The promissory note in this collection is dated July 26, 1861.
