Search Cabot Obituary Records
Cabot obituary records are accessible through several channels, including Lonoke County government offices, the Central Arkansas Library System, and the Arkansas State Archives. This page covers where to find death notices, historical obituaries, and related records for Cabot residents in Lonoke County, whether you need something recent or are digging through older family history.
Cabot City Government and Records Access
The Cabot City Government website at cabotar.gov is the starting point for city-level information. The City Clerk/Treasurer's Office handles official records and can be reached at 501-843-3566. The city does not maintain a dedicated obituary search portal, but the clerk's office can direct you to the right county or state office for records requests. The Cabot Chamber of Commerce can also be reached at 501-843-2136 for local referrals.
The screenshot below shows the Cabot city website, which includes contact information and department directories useful for records inquiries.
The city website lists staff contact details including the City Clerk/Treasurer's Office, which is the appropriate starting point for any municipal records request in Cabot.
Lonoke County Courthouse Records
Cabot sits in Lonoke County, and the county courthouse is where most official records tied to Cabot deaths are held. The Lonoke County Clerk maintains probate filings, estate records, and court documents. When a Cabot resident passed away with property, an estate case was almost always opened. Those files often include the date of death, names of heirs, and sometimes specifics about burial. That level of detail is useful when a published obituary is unavailable or incomplete.
The Lonoke County records page on this site has courthouse contact information, hours, and specifics on what types of documents are available. The Arkansas CourtConnect portal lets you search probate and estate cases online. For recent filings, CourtConnect is often the fastest way to find case-level information without making a trip to the courthouse.
Note: Older Lonoke County probate records may require an in-person visit or a written request to the clerk's office. Online availability varies by time period.
CALS Library Resources for Cabot Obituaries
Cabot residents are served by the Central Arkansas Library System, known as CALS. The main hub for genealogy and obituary research within CALS is the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, located at 401 President Clinton Ave in Little Rock. The Butler Center holds the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Historical Archive Collection, the Arkansas Gazette (1867 to 1991), and the Arkansas Democrat (1947 to 1992). Obituary columns ran in all of these papers, and the coverage is dense enough that most Cabot deaths from the mid-20th century onward should appear somewhere in the collection.
CALS also provides in-library access to Ancestry Library Edition, Newspapers.com World Collection, HeritageQuest Online, and Fold3 for military records. These databases are free to use at any CALS branch during library hours. Remote access to some databases is available with a CALS library card. If you live near Cabot, the closest CALS branch can serve as your gateway to these resources without a trip into Little Rock.
The Butler Center hours are Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday noon to 4 PM. Phone: (501) 320-5700. The Arkansas Gazette Obituaries Index covering 1819 to 1879 is also held here and contains over 14,000 entries. For older research, that printed index is a valuable tool.
Arkansas State Archives and Cabot Death Records
The Arkansas State Archives serves as the primary statewide repository for historical death records. Located at One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, the Archives holds an "In Remembrance" database covering deaths from 1819 to 1920. This database draws from cemetery records, church publications, newspaper obituaries, and county documents. It is searchable online through the Arkansas Digital Archives website.
The Archives also maintains printed death certificate indexes for 1914 to 1948 and 1967 to 1971. For Lonoke County specifically, the Archives holds county records on microfilm. If you are researching a Cabot family from the early 1900s, the Archives research staff can assist with mail or email requests. Contact them at (501) 682-6900 or state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Death certificates for Cabot residents are filed with the state through the Arkansas Department of Health Vital Records office. Records go back to February 1914. Under Arkansas Code Ann. ยง 20-18-304, certificates are restricted for 50 years from the date of death. Immediate family members with proper ID can request recent records. The fee is $10 for the first certified copy and $8 for each additional copy ordered at the same time.
Online Tools for Cabot Obituary Research
Several free online databases are useful for Cabot and Lonoke County obituary searches. FamilySearch holds the Arkansas Death Index 1914 to 1950 with roughly 594,000 entries, Arkansas Probate Records 1817 to 1979, and Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783 to 1998. All three collections are free to search and do not require a paid subscription.
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a CALS project that includes county-level articles with historical context useful for placing records in time. The Arkansas Genealogical Society publishes the Arkansas Family Historian quarterly and maintains statewide research resources. Their network of county volunteers can sometimes provide access to unpublished local indexes. Society membership is open to anyone researching Arkansas ancestry.
For newspaper archives beyond what CALS holds, the Arkansas Digital Archives has digitized historical newspapers through the Chronicling America partnership. Lonoke County papers may be partially represented. Checking there alongside the CALS holdings gives you the best chance of finding obituary notices from the 1900s.
Nearby Qualifying Cities
These cities near Cabot have dedicated pages on this site:
- Little Rock - Pulaski County
- North Little Rock - Pulaski County
- Conway - Faulkner County
- Jacksonville - Pulaski County
- Benton - Saline County
Communities like Lonoke and Carlisle are in Lonoke County but do not reach the population threshold for their own pages. For those areas, use the county-level resources through Lonoke County.