Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists (as well as the largest of them all – FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific death information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include death information that is not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers and obituaries have death info, but most times obituary indexes include the date of the obituary but not the date of death. To find out which types of other records may include death information, please see:
The lists below are specific death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state.
Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but you do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated March 2024)
Arkansas Death Records
- Arkansas, Certificates of Death, ca. 1918-1922
- Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
- Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963
- Arkansas Federal and State Mortality Schedules 1850-1880
- Arkansas Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
- Arkansas Online Deaths 2010-2018
- Arkansas State Archives, Deaths Index
- Arkansas, 1850 Mortality Schedules
- Arkansas, CSA Deaths
- Arkansas, Miscellaneous Deaths
- Arkansas, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, Deaths, 1917-1919
- Ashley County, Death Indexes
- Camden Burial Permits, 1894-1923
- Chicot County Territorial Record 14, 1819-1828
- Church of Christ Sebastian, Church Register and Records
- Clark County Vital Records
- Clay County Delayed Birth and Death Certificates, 1947-1958
- Craighead County Death Index 1970-1979
- Des Arc, Record of Funerals, 1919-1928, Caskey Funeral Home
- Des Arc, Caskey Funeral Records, 1928-1978
- Drew County Miscellaneous Civil and Vital Records, ca. 1868-1898
- Faulkner County Index to Births and Deaths for Conway and Cadron Townships, 1914-1922
- Fort Smith Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Fort Smith Death Records Index, November 1881 – June 1909, Book I and II
- Fort Smith, Death Records, 1945-1963
- Franklin County, Coroner’s Inquest Packets, 1842-1907
- Greene County Delayed Birth Certificates 1874-1947; Delayed Death Certificates, 1865-1910
- Helena, Record of Funerals, 1920-1934, Nevils Mortuary
- Independence County Delayed Birth and Death Certificates, 1947-1970
- Lawrence County, Death Indexes
- Little Rock Death Certificates 1910-1925
- Miller County, Death Indexes
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Monette, Newspaper Obituaries & Death Notices 1920-1927
- Montgomery County Death Records Index 1914-1948
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Perry County Death Indexes 1860-2009
- Poinsett County Death Index 1914-1948
- Pope County, Obituary and Death Notices
- Prairie County Death Index
- Pulaski County, Inquest Files, 1865-1903
- Pulaski County, Death Indexes
- Pulaski County, Index to Coroners Inquest Reports, 1865-1903
- Rector Death Index
- Saline County Death Record Index, 1914-1923
- Saline County Deaths and Marriages
- Saline County, Death Indexes
- Saline County, Obituaries and Death Notices, 1823-1930
- Searcy County Birth and Death Records, 1918-1921
- Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963
- Sebastian County Record of Births and Deaths 1877-1929
- Sebastian County, Death Indexes
- Sevier County Circuit Court Records, 1835-1954
- Sevier County, Death Records, 1914-1923
- Sevier County, Death Records, 1914-1923
- St. Francis County Deaths
- St. Francis County, Death Indexes
- Union County, Death Indexes
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
- United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
- Valencia County Deaths
- Valencia County Early Deaths 1907-1920
- Valencia County Register of Deaths, 1907-1928
- Van Buren County Deaths
- Western States Deseret News Deaths (card File), 1970
- White Oak, Births, Deaths, Marriages, White Oaks Golden Era, 1884-1886
- White Oaks, Births, Deaths, Marriage White Oaks Golden Era, 1883-1885
- Yell County Death Index
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
One reply on “Free Online Arkansas Death Records and Indexes”
I am struggling trying to locate the burial place for a relative named Seth Harrison Henry. He last lived near Aplin, Arkansas in 1930 as far as I know.. We have 0 record of him after this. He was born in 1856. Was married twice. Last marriage was to Elizabeth Ellison, then they divorced and she became Elizabeth Danner. Don Henry, my father in law, asked me to see what I can find. I need some ideas. Thanks