Garland County was established in 1873 from portions of Hot Spring, Montgomery, and Saline counties. The county was named for Augustus Garland, who served as governor, U.S. senator, and U.S. Attorney General. Hot Springs is the county seat.
A list of the Garland 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 “Garland 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
Buckville Baptist Church Records
Campaign handbill, Garland County
Churches: New Hope Missionary Baptist, Garland County
Churches: Red Oak Missionary Baptist, Garland County
Churches: White Plains Baptist, Garland County
Evening Shade, Whittington and Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Records, Garland County, AR
Garland county land ownership maps
Hot Springs National Park: Museum Guide
Minutes of the annual session of the Garland County Baptist Association
Minutes of the Buckville Baptist Association
Museums: Mid-America Museum, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Plat of Township 3 South, Range 20 West in Garland County, Arkansas
Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Records, Garland County, Arkansas
White Plains Baptist Church Records, Garland County, Arkansas
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Garland County
Submissions from 1998
Garland County records, 1906-1998
This collection contains check registers, treasurer's ledgers for school accounts and general accounts, registers for county and school warrants, county bond registers, the sheriff's municipal court records, and revenue sharing records for Garland County, Arkansas. The second record group contains ledgers on improvement districts, personal and real estate taxes, and other miscellaneous financial ledgers.
Submissions from 1988
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Garland County
Submissions from 1984
Garland County Historical Society: Anatomy of a Local Historical Organization report, 1984
This collection contains a project report on the Garland County Historical Society which includes its history, organization, programs, officers, and other information. The project was funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Endowment for the Humanities. The project director was former Arkansas State Archives Director, Dr. Wendy Richter.
Submissions from 1974
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Garland County
Submissions from 1973
Submissions from 1971
Garland County (Ark.) postmaster lists, 1833-1971
This collection contains lists of postmasters of each post office in Garland County, including their dates of service, from 1833 to 1971.
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Garland County
Submissions from 1962
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Garland County
Images from 1954
Submissions from 1949
Boaters on Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Garland County
Motorboating on Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Garland County
Sail boat on Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Garland County
Sail boat on Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Garland County
Shoreline of Lake Hamilton at sunset, Hot Springs, Garland County
Submissions from 1948
Submissions from 1940
Submissions from 1939
Submissions from 1938
Submissions from 1937
Submissions from 1936
Submissions from 1935
Submissions from 1933
Smith Creek Missionary Baptist Church records, 1886-1933
This collections consists of two books of church records, minutes of meetings, membership lists, deeds, and a photograph.
Submissions from 1932
Map of the Hot Springs National Park
Images from 1930
Garland County townships map, 1930
Playing Golf in Garland County
Submissions from 1927
Submissions from 1923
Submissions from 1921
Submissions from 1920
Submissions from 1919
Submissions from 1916
Submissions from 1884
Otto Patterson land patent, 1884
The land patent in this collection is dated June 30, 1884.
Submissions from 1878
Map of the Hot Springs Reservation
Map of the Hot Springs Reservation
Submissions from 1877
Map of the Hot Springs Reservation
Submissions from 1875
Map of claims upon the Hot Springs Reservation