Poinsett County was established in 1838 from portions of Greene and St. Francis counties. It was named for Secretary of War, Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina. The county seat is Harrisburg.
A list of the Poinsett 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 “Poinsett 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
Map of the Springfield and Memphis Railroad in Poinsett County, Arkansas
Poinsett County Records: Survey Plat Records
Poinsett County Records: Survey Record, Book "A"
Poinsett County Records: Township Plat Book
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1986
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1985
Submissions from 1978
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1973
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1962
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Poinsett County
Submissions from 1960
Poinsett County Records: Probate Records: Will Record, Books "A-B"
Submissions from 1949
Poinsett County Records: Probate Records: Executor's Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1946
Poinsett County Records: United States Discharge Records, Book "1"
Submissions from 1939
Submissions from 1937
Submissions from 1936
"The Legend of Marked Tree," 1936
This collection contains one pamphlet, "The Legend of Marked Tree," by H.J. Krier, Poinsett County, Arkansas, dated 1936.
February 28, Walter J. Lemke
Submissions from 1935
Images from 1930
Poinsett County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1929
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds & Mortgages: Direct
Submissions from 1925
Poinsett County Records: Probate Records: Administrator's Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1922
Poinsett County Records: Probate Records: Guardian's Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1921
Poinsett County Records: Marriage Records, Books "G-I"
Poinsett County Records: Mayor's Docket: Harrisburg
Submissions from 1919
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds: Indirect
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds & Mortgages: Indirect
Submissions from 1918
Submissions from 1917
Submissions from 1914
Poinsett County Records: Marriage Records, Books "E-F"
Submissions from 1911
This collection contains one appointment notice of J.A. Bradshaw to the Board of Equalization.
Submissions from 1910
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds: Grantor, Book "B"
Submissions from 1909
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds: Grantee
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds: Grantee, Book "B"
Submissions from 1906
Poinsett County Records: Minister's Credentials & Marriage Records, Books "B-D"
Submissions from 1896
Poinsett County Records: Probate Court Records, Book "A"
Submissions from 1895
Poinsett County (Ark.) railroad depot grounds plat map, 1895 June
This collection contains a plat map showing additional land for depot grounds on "mile 437," for the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad, in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
Submissions from 1894
Poinsett County Records: Chancery Court Records, Book "A"
Poinsett County Records: Circuit Court Records
Submissions from 1893
Poinsett County Records: Tax Books
Submissions from 1889
Poinsett County Records: Abstract of Deeds & Mortgages
Poinsett County Records: Index to Deeds: Direct
Submissions from 1886
Poinsett County Records: County Court Records, Book "A"
Poinsett County Records: Deed Records, Book "E"
Submissions from 1885
Poinsett County Records: Deed Records, Books "C-D"
Submissions from 1882
Poinsett County Records: Deed Records, Books "A [old]", A-B"
Springfield and Memphis Railroad route certification, 1882
This collection contains one certification of a railroad route.
Submissions from 1880
Poinsett County Records: Abstracts of Land (original entries), Book "A"
Submissions from 1875
Poinsett County Records: Probate Court Docket, Book "A"
