If any one can help Craig please remember to respond to him directly cblyeth@yahoo.com. However, this is a good question that a lot of people will probably be interested in so please also answer on the list. Thanks a million Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N ---- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Blyeth" <cblyeth@yahoo.com> To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: QExpress for Marion County, Arkansas ( BLYETH WOODS NEWTON WILLIAMS ) I'd like to know if any county atlas plat maps for Marion Co., AR exist or were ever printed? I've recently discovered these indredible sources of information while doing onsite genealogical research in MI and am hoping that similar atlases were printed in AR as well. I realize MCAR was (and is) more rural than the MI counties I am researching, but I'm hoping to find such an atlas. The oldest I've seen in MI is from 1860 - obviously I wouldn't expect one from that era down south. > > If anyone can post this for me on the MCAR email ring, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've submitted several queries to it but they never show up - maybe it has something to do with emailing them from yahoo...who knows. > > I'm also continuing (mostly in vain, it seems!) for my BLYETH, NEWTON, WOODS, WILLIAMS and allied ancestors from MCAR, in case anyone out ther is seeking or has info on these families. > > Thanks for any info! > > Craig Blyeth > San Francisco, CA

I'm not quite sure exactly what you mean by a plat map, Craig, so I'm not real sure how to answer your question. At http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion under Land Records there is a plat map of Marion Co AR. There is also an excellent explanation of how these maps work. These are used in public domain states such as Arkansas. This means the Section-Township-Range system is used for land descriptions rather than the metes and bounds system used in eastern states. When Arkansas Territory became the State of Arkansas in 1836, all the land was surveyed and the original survey is still in existence, including all the notes the surveyors made. If the type of plat map you're looking for is the one that indicates exactly where your ancestors' land was, I'm pretty sure there aren't any all in one book for Arkansas. Sometimes these can be found on the county level and sometimes the abstractors in a county will have them. However, as land ownership changes, these maps are replaced by more up to date ones and, unfortunately, the out of date ones are usually discarded. (Those interested in gathering taxes aren't necessarily interested in nor concerned about historical value <drat>). Even if they had once existed, I doubt you'd ever find a plat map indicating land ownership as early as 1860 for Arkansas. So far as I know, even the AR History Commission doesn't have them. The earliest one anyone has found for Marion Co, for example, has no date but is estimated to be approximately 1916 - and it's about 3' x 5' and hangs on the wall. Mostly they burned in court house fires, were trashed, the mice munched them to shreds, or someone just took them home. If you'll tell me exactly what you're looking for, I'll check with the county and the abstractors to see what they can tell me. As for researching Newton, Blythe, Wood, Williams and allied families, in 1997 the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion Co published "Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900." This covers roughly 400 families that settled here before 1900, is indexed, hard bound, Smythe sewn, 8.5 x 11, over 650 pages, cross-references to spouse families, and sources where data was found. It is *not* your typical "history" book - it contains no pictures, no family stories and legends. It's strictly genealogical. All four of the families you mentioned are quite thoroughly covered are in it. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Haas Davenport <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:45 AM Subject: Question for the list > If any one can help Craig please remember to respond to him directly > cblyeth@yahoo.com. However, this is a good question that a lot of people > will probably be interested in so please also answer on the list. > > Thanks a million > > Linda > homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N > > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Blyeth" <cblyeth@yahoo.com> > To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 11:36 AM > Subject: QExpress for Marion County, Arkansas ( BLYETH WOODS NEWTON > WILLIAMS ) > > I'd like to know if any county atlas plat maps for Marion Co., AR exist or > were ever printed? I've recently discovered these indredible sources of > information while doing onsite genealogical research in MI and am hoping > that similar atlases were printed in AR as well. I realize MCAR was (and > is) more rural than the MI counties I am researching, but I'm hoping to find > such an atlas. The oldest I've seen in MI is from 1860 - obviously I > wouldn't expect one from that era down south. > > > > If anyone can post this for me on the MCAR email ring, I'd greatly > appreciate it. I've submitted several queries to it but they never show > up - maybe it has something to do with emailing them from yahoo...who knows. > > > > I'm also continuing (mostly in vain, it seems!) for my BLYETH, NEWTON, > WOODS, WILLIAMS and allied ancestors from MCAR, in case anyone out ther is > seeking or has info on these families. > > > > Thanks for any info! > > > > Craig Blyeth > > San Francisco, CA > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >