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WELCOME TO DESHA COUNTY ARKANSAS GENEALOGY TRAILS |
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| Desha County
(pronounced "deh-SHAY") is located in southeast Arkansas with the
Mississippi River as it's eastern border. It was organized on December
12, 1838 as Arkansas' 40th county. It is named after Captain Benjamin
Desha, a landowner, who fought in the War of 1812.
Desha County
Courthouse is located at: The phone number is: 870-877-2426. |
COUNTY POPULATION TOTALS:
1980--19,748 1990--16,798 2000--15,341 2005--14,358 |
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THIS COUNTY NEEDS A HOST! Genealogy Trails is a new group started in Illinois in 2000 and expanded in 2006 to all fifty states. If you love history and genealogy like the dedicated volunteers that put the Illinois Genealogy Trail together and you want to be a part of Arkansas Genealogy Trails, you can volunteer by contacting Kim after reading our volunteer page. We are in need of State and County Coordinators. The information on this site is for the free personal use of researchers, but please do not take the information and put it on other websites. The placement of information on this site is copyrighted to Arkansas Genealogy Trails and the host of each county. Each individual contributor retains the rights to their contributions. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists. |
CITIES AND TOWNS: ARKANSAS CITY DUMAS MC GEHEE MITCHELLVILLE REED WATSON |
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INDEX The index will include biographies, cemetery lists, obituaries, census and other data that individuals would like to send in to be included. Anything that will be helpful to other researchers will be considered and made free and available. Send your information to Anna and mark the subject "Desha County."
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VISIT THE COUNTIES BORDERING DESHA |