Woodruff County, Arkansas Genealogy and History

Woodruff County, Arkansas

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Woodruff County
Woodruff County is Arkansas's 54th county, formed on November 26, 1862 from Arkansas and Lawrence Counties.
It was named for William E. Woodruff, founder of the state's first newspaper, the Arkansas Gazette.

The county seat is located at Augusta and the courthouse address is:

P. O. Box 300
County Courthouse
Augusta, AR 72006

According to the census bureau, as of 2010, it was the second least populated county in Arkansas

Woodruff County Courthouse 2015

Photo by Brandonrush CC BY-SA 3.0

Cities, Towns and Other Populated Areas

Cities
Augusta * Cotton Plant * McCrory

Towns
Hunter * Patterson

Townships
Augusta * Barnes * Cache * Caney * Cotton Plant * Dent * De View
Franks * Freeman * Garden * Point * Pumpkin Bend * White River

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Woodruff County Data

Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Records	County Records
Death Records	Family Records
History Topics	Marriage Records
Military Records	Miscellaneous Data
Newspaper Gleanings	Obituaries and Death Notices
School Records	Wills/ Probate Records
WEBSITE UPDATES: Jan 2025: Ads: LEACH, MONROE; Marriage News: HARRIS, WILLIAMS; Death News: WOLF, CHOWNING; Sick List News: GREER, SCALES, JOHNSON, SEIBER, JONES; Death News: STANNARD, WOLF; Birth News: HARTIN, WOLF, BLACKSTONE, WEST, COOK, LESSINGER, JEFFRIES, WATSON, HOLT, SCALES; School News: 1901 McCory Public School pupils with 90 percent; Visiting News: COOK, KYLE, JONES, MARTIN, SCHULTZ, STURDEVENT, MCGOWAN, JONES, BEST, JOHNSON, SELIG, JACKSON, ANGUS, LEE, RIDER, MANN, NEAL, SCALES, SMITS, MULLENS, FAKES, TAYLOR, DILLARD, MCMURTRAY, HARGIS, SMITH, COOK, BEST, MCCRORY, RANEY Oct 2024: Crime News: JONES, METCALFE; Death News: DAVIDGE; Ads: BERRY, Rough and Ready Saloon, LEE, WORLEY, BASS, MCCURDY, BLAND, CROSSETT, MCMURTRY Sept 2024: Newspapers of Woodruff County May 2024: Marriage News: MCNEELY, RASPBERRY, DAVIDGE, ROBBINS, MORTIMER, JOHNSON, CONNOR, CORNELIUS, PENN, MILLER; Divorce News: TAYLOR; Military: Korean War Casualties Jun 2023: Military: Vietnam War Casualties Mar 2023: Weather News: 1916 Cyclone

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