Conway Genealogy Records
Conway genealogy records are held by Faulkner County, with the University of Central Arkansas providing additional archival resources and the Faulkner County Historical Society maintaining local historical collections.
Conway at a Glance
Faulkner County Courthouse Records
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County. The Faulkner County Clerk's office is at 801 Locust Street, Conway, AR 72032, phone (501) 450-4910. The Clerk holds marriage records from 1873 and probate records from 1873. Faulkner County was formed in 1873 from Conway County and Pulaski County, with Conway serving as the county seat. The Circuit Court Clerk holds land records and court files. Birth and death records at the county level begin in 1914.
Faulkner County's record base begins in 1873, which is relatively recent compared to many Arkansas counties. Pre-1873 records for Conway area families are in Conway County at Morrilton and Pulaski County at Little Rock, depending on which part of the area the family lived in. Conway County was the primary parent county for most of the Faulkner County area, and the Conway County records at Morrilton go back to 1829. Researchers tracing families in the Conway area before 1873 should start with the Conway County courthouse.
Conway is home to three universities — University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College — which give the city a strong institutional base for historical research. The University of Central Arkansas Torreyson Library holds archives and special collections relevant to Faulkner County and the central Arkansas region.
Note: Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, not Conway County. Conway County's county seat is Morrilton, and its records go back to 1829. These are separate counties.
Local Archives and Libraries
The University of Central Arkansas Torreyson Library in Conway holds archives and special collections materials relevant to Faulkner County genealogy. The UCA Archives and Special Collections department holds Arkansas history materials that supplement what is available at the courthouse. The Faulkner County Historical Society maintains historical archives, photographs, and publications covering the county's history since its formation in 1873.
The local library system holds a genealogy collection and provides access to online research databases. The ARGenWeb Faulkner County page provides free transcribed records, cemetery listings, and family history submissions that are useful for researching families in the Conway area. Cemetery records for Oak Grove Cemetery and other Conway-area burial sites are transcribed on the ARGenWeb site.
The Arkansas Department of Health holds birth and death records from 1914. The Arkansas State Archives in Little Rock holds Confederate pension files and microfilmed county materials for Faulkner County. Federal records are at the National Archives at Fort Worth, 501 W Felix Street, Fort Worth, TX 76115, phone (817) 831-5620.
The Arkansas State Archives in Little Rock holds microfilmed Faulkner County records, Confederate pension files, and statewide genealogical collections relevant to Conway area research.
Nearby Cities
Cities near Conway with genealogy pages include Little Rock, North Little Rock, Maumelle, Cabot, and Searcy. Little Rock is the Pulaski County seat to the south, which is one of the parent counties for Faulkner County. Cabot is in Lonoke County to the east. Searcy is in White County to the northeast.