Arkansas became the nation’s 25th state when it joined the Union on 15 June 1836. Arkansas (whose pronunciation with the final “s” being silent was made official by the state legislature in 1881) is the 29th largest state in the country and the 33rd most populous.
Photo: Cedar Falls at the end of the Cedar Falls Trail, located in Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton, Arkansas. Credit: Brandonrush; Wikimedia Commons.
If you are researching your ancestry from Arkansas, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online AR newspaper archives: 86 titles to help you search your family history in the “Natural State,” providing coverage from 1819 to Today. There are more than 3.7 million articles and records in our online Arkansas newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Arkansas ancestors in these AR newspapers. Our Arkansas newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Arkansas Newspaper Archives (1819 – 1999)
Search Arkansas Recent Obituaries (1999 – Current)
Illustration: Arkansas state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Here is a list of online Arkansas newspapers in the historical archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The AR newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range * | Collection |
| Arkadelphia | Daily Siftings Herald | 03/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bella Vista | Weekly Vista | 11/23/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Benton | Saline Courier | 05/08/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bentonville | Benton County Daily Record | 01/01/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Booneville | Booneville Democrat | 10/23/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cabot | Cabot Star-Herald | 08/22/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Camden | Camden News | 12/02/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Camden | Ouachita Herald | 05/22/1856 – 03/30/1861 | Newspaper Archives |
| Carlisle | Carlisle Independent | 06/06/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Charleston | Charleston Express | 06/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Clinton | Van Buren County Democrat | 01/26/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Denson | Denson Tribune | 03/02/1943 – 06/06/1944 | Newspaper Archives |
| El Dorado | El Dorado News-Times | 01/04/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Farmington | Washington County Enterprise-Leader | 11/04/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 01/01/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Northwest Arkansas Times | 01/02/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | NWAOnline: Web Edition Articles | 07/28/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fayetteville | Whole Hog Sports | 04/14/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Forrest City | Homeland | 10/01/1991 – 07/01/1999 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fort Chaffee | Helping Hand | 05/02/1975 – 12/19/1975 | Newspaper Archives |
| Fort Smith | Times Record | 10/13/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Smith | Fort Smith New Era | 01/20/1869 – 05/12/1880 | Newspaper Archives |
| Gravette | Westside Eagle Observer | 08/04/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenwood | Greenwood Democrat | 06/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Heber Springs | Jacksonian | 11/27/1890 – 05/31/1894 | Newspaper Archives |
| Heber Springs | Sun Times | 11/13/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Helena | Western Clarion | 04/01/1865 – 12/16/1865 | Newspaper Archives |
| Helena, West Helena | Daily World | 02/09/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hope | Hope Star | 10/20/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hot Springs | Hot Springs Village Voice | 09/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hot Springs | Sentinel-Record | 03/01/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hot Springs | Sentinel=Record | 01/01/1962 – 12/31/1964 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville Patriot | 04/18/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Daily News | 10/19/1908 – 05/31/1910 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Daily Times-Enterprise | 09/03/1904 – 10/16/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Daily Tribune | 01/01/1910 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Evening Sun | 12/08/1904 – 12/27/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Weekly Sun | 03/03/1904 – 02/21/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Weekly Times-Enterprise | 05/18/1905 – 01/16/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Weekly Tribune | 06/01/1905 – 02/17/1921 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro Sun | 08/25/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 10/30/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Web Edition Articles | 03/30/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Times | 07/07/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Times: Blogs | 04/12/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | ARPreps | 05/28/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Little Rock | American Guide | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Freeman | 10/05/1869 – 10/05/1869 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Gazette | 12/23/1820 – 11/01/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Weekly Mansion | 06/23/1883 – 04/19/1884 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Star | 09/07/1839 – 02/01/1841 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 05/09/1941 – 10/30/1959 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Weekly Arkansas Gazette | 11/20/1819 – 05/25/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Whig | 05/22/1851 – 05/24/1855 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Morning Republican | 11/25/1867 – 06/03/1874 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Southern Mediator Journal | 06/22/1962 – 02/25/1966 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Advocate | 07/28/1830 – 03/27/1833 | Newspaper Archives |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Times and Advocate | 05/01/1837 – 03/11/1844 | Newspaper Archives |
| Lonoke | Lonoke Democrat | 03/21/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Magnolia | Banner-News | 11/19/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Malvern | Malvern Daily Record | 08/01/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Maumelle | Maumelle Monitor | 10/17/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| McGehee | Rohwer Outpost | 10/24/1942 – 07/21/1945 | Newspaper Archives |
| McGehee | Rohwer Relocator | 08/01/1945 – 11/09/1945 | Newspaper Archives |
| Newport | Newport Independent | 01/25/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| North Little Rock | Times | 10/12/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Paragould | Paragould Daily Press | 07/11/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Paris | Paris Express | 06/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pea Ridge | Times of Northeast Benton County | 10/05/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Weekly Herald | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Commercial | 10/11/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Prescott | Gurdon Times | 12/17/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Prescott | Nevada County Picayune | 10/05/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rogers | Rogers Morning News | 10/26/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Russellville | Courier | 08/20/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Searcy | Daily Citizen | 08/26/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sherwood | Sherwood Voice | 06/05/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Siloam Springs | Siloam Springs Herald-Leader | 12/28/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Springdale | Springdale Morning News | 10/26/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Springdale, Rogers | Morning News of Northwest Arkansas | 10/23/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stuttgart | Stuttgart Daily Leader | 03/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Van Buren | Alma Journal | 06/25/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Van Buren | Arkansas Intelligencer | 02/15/1845 – 10/01/1858 | Newspaper Archives |
| Van Buren | Press Argus Courier | 10/22/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| White Hall | White Hall Journal | 09/30/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| White Hall | White Hall Progress | 11/08/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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