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Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County is located in the state of Arkansas; the county was formed on September 30, 1836 and named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a population of approximately 221,339 people and a total area of 884 square miles, making it the second-most populous county in Arkansas. In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, or a non-alcohol prohibition location. The county seat is Bentonville.
The Benton County Circuit Clerk’s Office consists of the following four divisions: recorder’s office, juvenile, child support and courts. Brenda Deshields is the Benton County Circuit Clerk as of 2015; she is the clerk of the juvenile, criminal, domestic relations and civil courts and also acts as the ex-officio recorder for the county. Duties of the Circuit Clerk include maintaining a record of all proceedings of the civil, domestic relations and juvenile courts; preparing summons, warrants, orders, judgments and injunctions authorized by the circuit, domestic relations and juvenile court for delivery by the county sheriff; and preparing the dockets for these courts. As ex-officio county recorder, the Circuit Clerk is responsible for recording surety bonds, liens, mortgages, deeds, and other orders and instruments which involve property within the county, and swearing in all notaries public.
To do a public records search online, you will have to access the county website. To obtain public records, you will be required to register through the website before you can log in. While on the website, click on the relevant link to access the records that are available online.
For records that cannot be accessed through the county website, you will be required to visit the County Circuit Clerk’s Office in person. You will be required to submit a completed records request form indicating your personal details and the records you are requesting. Alternatively, you can call the Circuit Clerk’s Office at (479)271-1015 and ask questions regarding public records.
Below is the physical address of the Benton County Circuit Clerk’s Office:
Benton County Courthouse
102 Northeast ‘A’ Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Benton, AR Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 227,078 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 20,292 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 232 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 855 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 1,114 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 925 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 4,461 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 25,715 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 1,151 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 5,814 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 710 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 37,059 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 491 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 431 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 26,471 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 4,972 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 126 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 3,177 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 2,806 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 181 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 663 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 5,024 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 5,030 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 37 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 96 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 2,643 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 621 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 148 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 1,809 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 197 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 71,344 |
Benton County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Benton County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
State Law: | Marriage – Title 9, Ch. 11 and Premarital agreements – Title 9, Ch. 11, Subchapter 4 |
All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
Office: | Benton County Marriage License |
Location: | 215 East Central Avenue, Bentonville, Arkansas, 72712 |
Phone: | 479-271-1013 |
Benton County Clerk
County Government Office
Address: 707 S Lincoln St # C, Siloam Springs, AR 72761, United States
Phone: 479-238-0120
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