Ouachita County was established in 1842 from a portion of Union County, and named for the Ouachita River which runs through it. Camden serves as the county seat.
A list of the Ouachita 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 "Ouachita 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 1890
Ouachita County Records: Real Estate Tax Books
Submissions from 1888
Ouachita County Records: Marriage Records, Books "D-E"
Submissions from 1886
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Book "J"
Submissions from 1885
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Book "H-I"
Submissions from 1883
Ouachita County Records: Chancery Court Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1882
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Book "F-G"
Ouachita County Records: Marriage Records, Books "B-C"
Submissions from 1881
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Book "E"
Ouachita County Records: General Index to Deeds, Book "A"
Ouachita County Records: School Records: Dogwood School District (Calhoun County)
Submissions from 1880
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Books "C-D"
Ouachita County Records: Probate Court Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1879
Ouachita County Records: Deed Records, Books "A-B"
Submissions from 1878
Ouachita County Records: Circuit Court Records, Book "A"
Ouachita County Records: County Court Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1870
Ouachita County Records: Account Book: Joseph H. Thomas
Ouachita County Records: Camden Jewish Records
Submissions from 1868
Ouachita County Records: Account Book: Alfred A. Tate
Ouachita County Records: Records: Camden Lodge No. 11
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Ouachita County
Images from 1867
Ouachita County Maimed Soldiers list
Ouachita County Records: Tax Books
Register of the Legal Voters of Ouachita County
Submissions from 1865
Submissions from 1862
Joseph E. Gaston journal, 1862
This collection consists of Joseph E. Gaston's journal that relates to his service in the Civil War.
Submissions from 1857
Ouachita County Records: Tax Books
Books from 1852
1852 July 17: Philip Agee, Ouachita County Clerk, Certificate (fragment)
Submissions from 1848
Ouachita County Records: Land Grant: William Livingston
Submissions from 1845
Ouachita County Records: Field Notes