Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives of Arkansas History Commission

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA) is now part of the Arkansas History Commission (AHC), a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. SARA remains adjacent to Old Washington Historic State Park on 201 Highway 195, Washington, Arkansas. From I-30, take exit 30 at Hope, go west on Highway 278 and turn left onto Highway 195.

Southwest Archives is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. We are closed on Sundays, Mondays and State holidays.

Any Questions? Phone 870-983-2633 or e-mail: Peggy.Lloyd@Arkansas.Gov or Gail.Martin@Arkansas.Gov.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives has unique or primary source archival materials dating back to the early 1800's. We serve as a central clearing house and repository for the preservation of records of the history of twelve counties in southwest Arkansas: Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Sevier, and Union. Until 1836, those counties were the edge of the frontier for the United States.

Copies of our files are $10.00 each for the first 20 pages. For files that have more than 20 pages there is an additional 50 cents per page charged. These prices cover the postage and taxes. (If you do not see the number of pages given in the inventory, email Gail.Martin@Arkansas.Gov or Peggy.Lloyd@Arkansas.Gov for more information.)

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The application to Place the Moscow Cemetery (Nevada County) onto the National Register of Historic Places is available. Download PDF File 71,000 bytes.

The 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse housed the Arkansas State government for a time in 1863. Archives Photo PIF 004.