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Additional 
Free Genealogy and Map Resources
 Independence County, Arkansas 
History and Genealogy
122 pages of Independence County, Arkansas history and 
genealogy including 158 family biographies plus 4 
different historical maps featuring the locations of 53 Independence County 
communities
An informative and historical overview of Independence 
County, Arkansas including two separate  sections on one CD which include 4 historical 
maps (1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915); plus the full 1889 Goodspeed Publishing 
Company "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Independence County, Arkansas" 
book including 158 family biographies. An important resource for the study and 
research of Independence County, Arkansas history and genealogy.
Fully 
searchable - find any name or location instantly!
This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in 
two 
separate  sections, ALL on one CD: 
Section One of two, 
all on one CD: Maps of Independence County, Arkansas 
Included here are the Northeastern region of Arkansas sections of 4 different 
historical maps: 
A. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of Independence County just 35 years 
after Independence County was formed. Locations shown include: Alder Brook * Batesville * Curia * 
Graham * Oil Trough * Pleasant L. * Pleasant Plains * Polk Bayou * Rock Point * Sulphur Rock * Wallace Cr. * Walnut Grove * Wolf Bayou *  
B. A map of 1895 Independence County showing the locations of 22 different 
settlements including all of the following: Alvis * Batesville * Charlotte * 
Desha * Dota * Floral * Hazel Gr. * Hickory Val. * James * Jamestown * McHue * 
Mobley * Moorefield * Newark * Oil Trough * Olyphant * Paroquet * Pleasant 
Plains * Sharp * Sulphur Rock * Virgie * Walnut Grove *  
C. A map of 1898 Independence County showing the locations of 33 different 
settlements including all of the following: Akron * Alvis * Batesville * 
Bethesda * Charlotte * Christian * Cord * Curia * Cushman * Denieville * Desha * 
Dota * Ellers * Elmo * Floral * Graham * Hazel Gr. * Hickory Valley * 
Jacksonport * James * Jamestown * Mobley * Moorefield * Newark * Oil Trough * 
Paroquet * Pleasant Plains * Rosie * Salado * Sandtown * Sharp * Sulpher Rock * 
Victor *  
D. A map of 1915 Independence County showing the locations of 31 different 
settlements including all of the following: Alonzo * Batesville * Bethesda * 
Charlotte * Cord * Curia * Cushman * Denieville * Desha * Dota * Dunnington * 
Ellers * Elmo * Graham * Hutchinson * James * Jamestown * Moorefield * Magness * 
Newark * Oneal S. * Paroque * Penters Bluff * Pleasant Plains * Rosie * Sandtown 
* Sulphur Rock * Walls Ferry * Walnut Grove * White River Jc. * Wrenton *  
Section Two of two, 
all on one CD: The complete 1889 "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of 
Independence County, Arkansas" by the Goodspeed Publishing Company  
This detailed (122 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical 
and genealogical information 
about Independence County, Arkansas. from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is 
an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Independence County, 
Arkansas including all of the historical and biographical information. Included 
are a total of 158 different family biographies. 
  
  Here is just some of the information included: 
 
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Independence County Organized
   
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Independence County Seat Established
   
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Independence County Buildings
   
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Independence County Officials
   
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The Independence County Courts
   
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French Trappers and Traders in Independence County 
   
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The Pioneer Settlers of Independence County, Arkansas
   
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Independence County Boundaries
   
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Location of Independence County  
   
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Physical Description of Independence County
   
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Rivers and Springs in Independence County 
   
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Population of Independence County, Arkansas
   
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Railroads in Independence County 
   
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Churches in Independence County, Arkansas
   
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Independence County Cities, Towns, and Villages: Batesville * Cushman * Jamestown * Newark * 
  Pleasant Plains * Sulphur Rock
   
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Independence County Schools
   
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The Civil War in Independence County, Arkansas
   
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Biographical Sketches
   
 
Included is a total of 158 Independence County family biographies including each of the following 
surnames: 
(Some surnames have multiple biographies) (hundreds of other surnames are also 
mentioned throughout the text and within these biographies): Albright * Allen * 
Aydelott * Bailey * Baker * Ball * Barnes * Bartlett * Baxter * Bell * Best * 
Bevens * Bone * Bradley * Brewer * Bullington * Byers * Canon * Carpenter * 
Carter * Case * Cason * Chambers * Childress * Churchill * Cobb * Coble * Cook * 
Craig * Crow * Cullins * Denton * Desha * Dickinson * Dickson * Dobson * Dodd * 
Dorr * Duck * Duffey * Dumas * Earnheart * Erwin * Ewing * Flinn * Gardner * 
Glass * Glenn * Goodwin * Gossett * Gray * Griffin * Hail * Hathcock * Handford 
* Harrelson * Headstream * Hinkle * Hodge * Hodges * Huddleston * Hulsey * 
Hurley * James * Jeffery * Jernigan * Kimmer * Kirkland * Lacy * Leggett * 
Lindsey * Logan * Long * McCauley * McClain * McClendon * McClure * McGuire * 
McHenry * McKee * Mack * Magness * Martin * Massey * Mayfield * Mayhue * Meacham 
* Meriwether * Mills * Miniken * Montgomery * Moore * Morgan * Neill * Nesbit * 
Norvell * Osborne * Ottinger * Owen * Padgett * Patterson * Pearce * Pierce * 
Ramsey * Rosenthal * Runyan * Rutherford * Saffold * Saylors * Simmons * Smart * 
Smith * Starnes * Stone * Stroud * Suit * Swain * Tarpley * Trimble * Vaughan * 
Waldrip * Weaver * Webb * Williams * Williamson * Wilson * Wyatt * Wycough * 
Yancey *  
Independence County is located in Northeastern Arkansas and is surrounded by 
the following counties: Stone County, Arkansas * 
Izard County, Arkansas * Sharp 
County, Arkansas * Lawrence County, Arkansas *
Jackson County, Arkansas *
White County, Arkansas * and
Cleburne County, Arkansas 
Each of the two sections on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires 
the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program 
on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. 
Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked 
to move easily and quickly from one section another.  This CD was designed by, and is 
available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.  
Fully 
searchable - find any name or location instantly! 
The cost for this CD containing both sections described above is only $9.95 plus 
shipping, or only $4.95 as a digital download! A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little 
cost! A truly fascinating view of Independence County, Arkansas from its first 
settlement to 1889.  
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