St. Francis County was established in 1827 from part of Phillips County, and named for the river of the same name that flows through it. Forrest City serves as the county seat.
A list of the St. Francis 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 “St. Francis 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
Akes Family: St. Francis County
Early Arkansas tax records [St. Francis County]
Integration: St. Francis County
Levesque - L'Anguille, St. Francis County
Minutes of the St. Francis County Baptist Association
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1982
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1980
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1974
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1966
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1956
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1949
Eroded soil formations on Crowley's Ridge near Colt, St. Francis County
Submissions from 1936
Images from 1930
St. Francis County townships map, 1930
Submissions from 1922
Submissions from 1919
Submissions from 1912
Submissions from 1904
Land ownership map of St. Francis County, Arkansas
Submissions from 1891
J.L. Walton teacher's license, 1891
The certificate includes Walton's scores in eight subjects, including mental and written arithmetic, reading, orthography and U.S. history.
Submissions from 1884
St. Francis County (Ark.) call for outstanding warrants, 1884 October 7
This collection consists of one document calling for outstanding county warrants in St. Francis County, Arkansas, dated October 7, 1884.
Submissions from 1883
St. Francis Circuit Court calendar, 1883 October 15-17
This collection contains one broadside, a trial calendar of the St. Francis County Circuit Court.
Submissions from 1880
Wattie E. Dabbs proof of loss of deed form, 1880
This collection contains one proof of loss of deed form for Mattie E. Dabbs, in the name of Mattie Oliver, a minor, dated February 19, 1880.
Submissions from 1874
Memphis and Little Rock railroad company deed, 1874
This collection contains a deed dated February 21, 1874 between The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company and Little Berry Johnson for land in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
Submissions from 1872
St. Francis County (Ark.) electors' statement, 1872
This collection contains a statement by electors in Liberty Township, St. Francis County, Arkansas regarding their votes for Hubert W. Winthrop for county sheriff. Winthrop won the election but declined the position.
Submissions from 1870
Books from 1836
Submissions from 1833
This deed was issued to William Strong of St. Francis County, Arkansas.
Submissions from 1829
St. Francis County (Ark.) sheriff's census, 1829
This census was conducted the St. Francis County sheriff's, William Strong, in 1829.
