Washington County was established in 1828 from part of Crawford County and Lovely County. It was named for President George Washington. Fayetteville serves as the county seat.
A list of the Washington 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 “Washington 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
Benjamin F. Boone: Washington County
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Washington County, Arkansas
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church records, Washington County, Arkansas
Bob Kidd Lake: Washington County
Brinsons Family: Washington County
Brown Family: Washington County
Carruth Family: Washington County
Cemeteries: Washington County "Flashback"
Census: Washington County 1829 Sheriff's Census
Census: Washington County 1830
Churches: Baptist Ford Community Church, Washington County
Churches: Mountain View Baptist, Washington County
Churches: Oakland Baptist Church, Washington County
Cincinnati Cumberland Presbyterian Church records, Washington County, Arkansas
Civil War: Battle of Prairie Grove
Early Arkansas tax records [Washington County]
Folklore: Silver Mine, Washington County
G.V. Skelton's 1894 atlas map of Washington County Arkansas
Hart Family: Washington County
Holcomb Family: Washington County
Holt Family: Washington County
Ingram Family: Washington County
Leo War, Creator of Arkansas Bluebird of Happiness
Liberty Baptist Church Records, Washington County, Arkansas
Mankin Family: Washington County
McCurdy Family: Washington County
Middle Fork Baptist Church records, Washington County, Arkansas
Minutes of the Washington County Baptist Association, Arkansas
Mt. Zion Baptist Church records, Washington County, Arkansas
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Washington County, Arkansas
Nelson-Powell Family: Washington County
Plat book of Washington County, Arkansas: compiled from county records and actual surveys
Robert J. Wilson: Washington County
Schools: Census, Washington County
Schools: Son's Chapel, Washington County
Skelton Family: Washington County
Spring Valley Baptist Church Records, Washington County, Arkansas
Stone Family: Washington County
The Armistead Home near Fayetteville, Washington County
Thompson Family: Washington County
Washington county cemetery records
Washington County Democratic Convention minutes
Washington County Historical Society: Folder 1
Washington County Historical Society: Folder 2
Watts Family: Washington County
West Fork Baptist Church Records, Washington County, Arkansas
White Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Records, Washington County, Arkansas
Williams Family: Washington County
Woolsey Family: Washington County
Wyatt - Klauenberg Family: Washington County
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2016
Washington County Historical Society final grant report, 2016
The report in this collection contains paper and digital files
Submissions from 2015
Washington County Historical Society grant project final report, 2014-2015
This collection contains the final report by the WCHS titled: Contributions of Post Civil War African American Pioneer Families in Washington County.
Submissions from 1988
General Highway Map Washington County. 1 print, 1988
Submissions from 1987
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Submissions from 1983
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Submissions from 1982
General Highway Map Washington County. 1 print, 1978, revised 1982
Submissions from 1980
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Washington County Arkansas School District Map. 1 print, 1976, revised 1980
Submissions from 1973
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Index to Map Sheets, Washington County, Arkansas. 2 sheets from missing set. 1967
Submissions from 1961
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Submissions from 1959
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Submissions from 1956
Flashback, Preserving the Past for the Future
Submissions from 1955
Washington County Historical Society newsletter, 1955
This collection contains a newsletter.
Submissions from 1949
Graham Family Cemetery in Washington County
Mountain stream near Winslow, Washington County
The Dinsmore Home near Fayetteville, Washington County
The George Randall Cross house near Brentwood, Washington County
The Parks Home in Washington County
William Quesenbury home in Washington County
Submissions from 1947
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Washington County
Washington County Humane Society ledger, 1944-1947
This collection contains a ledger.
Submissions from 1944
Submissions from 1941
Cabin in the woods near White Rock, Washington County
Cabin in the woods near White Rock, Washington County
Submissions from 1939
Lake Wedington near Fayetteville, Washington County
Memorial gate to the Prairie Grove Battlefield, Washington County
Persimmon tree on the A.N. Shively farm near Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas