Monroe County was established in 1829 with portions of land from Arkansas and Phillips counties. The county was named for President James Monroe. Clarendon is the county seat.
A list of the Monroe 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 “Monroe 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
Early Arkansas tax records [Monroe County]
Minutes of the Monroe County Baptist Association
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 1992
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Monroe County
Submissions from 1981
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Monroe County
Submissions from 1973
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Monroe County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Monroe County
Submissions from 1963
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Monroe County
Submissions from 1949
House boat on the White River near Clarendon, Monroe County
Submissions from 1939
Images from 1936
April 14, Walter J. Lemke
Images from 1930
Monroe County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1928
Submissions from 1926
Submissions from 1922
Submissions from 1921
Submissions from 1920
Submissions from 1911
Submissions from 1889
Lizzie E. Petty teacher's contract, 1889
The teacher's contract in this collection is dated June 24, 1889.
Books from 1872
1872 November 5: Returns from election held in Monroe County
Submissions from 1870
Monroe County (Ark.) bond, 1870
This collection contains one five-dollar Monroe County bond.
Books from 1868
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Monroe County
Images from 1867
Monroe County Maimed Soldiers list
Submissions from 1861
Company E, 15th Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States of America, muster roll, 1861
This muster roll is for the Monroe Blues or Company E, 15th Arkansas Regiment, Cleburne's Division.
Books from 1848
Submissions from 1840
Correspondence discussing the possible sale of William Hunter's land in Monroe County, Arkansas, for two hundred dollars cash. Philip Costar, who lived in Monroe County, was advising against the sale for the proposed offer. This letter also describes property and agriculture in Monroe County, Arkansas, in 1840.
Submissions from 1827
John B. Deplaice land records [photostat], 1819-1827
This collection contains a land claim and a certificate of title for John B. Deplaice.
