Access Monroe County Phone Directory

The Monroe County Phone Directory provides contact listings for government offices, courts, and public agencies serving residents of Monroe County, Arkansas. The county seat is Clarendon, where the courthouse at 123 Madison Street houses the circuit clerk, assessor, and other key departments. This page covers phone numbers and addresses for those offices, along with online tools for court records, property lookups, and public records requests under Arkansas law.

Monroe County Phone Directory for Courthouse Offices

Monroe County offices are centered at 123 Madison Street, Clarendon, AR 72029. Two core departments at this address are the circuit clerk and the assessor. Both offices have direct phone lines and handle distinct types of records. Calling the right one first saves a trip and speeds up your request.

The Monroe County Circuit Clerk is reachable at (870) 747-3615. The circuit clerk's office at monroecounty.arkansas.gov/circuit-clerk handles court case filings, land recordings, and marriage licenses. Court records in Monroe County date back to 1829, making this one of the older county record sets in the state.

The Monroe County Assessor can be reached at (870) 747-3841. The assessor maintains records for all real and personal property in the county. Contact information and office details are available at monroecounty.arkansas.gov/assessor. If you need to look up assessed values, find a property owner, or get a mailing address tied to a parcel, this is the office to call.

Property Contact Listings in Monroe County

Property records are a major part of any county contact directory. In Monroe County, the assessor at (870) 747-3841 maintains appraisal and assessment data for all taxable property. Real property is reappraised on a four-year cycle, while personal property assessments must be filed each year between January 1 and May 31. Missing the personal property window triggers a 10% late penalty, so early contact with the office is a good idea.

The ARCountyData property portal offers free online searches for participating Arkansas counties. If Monroe County participates, you can look up property owners, assessed values, and parcel data without calling the assessor directly. The ACTDataScout real property search is another statewide tool that may include Monroe County parcel data.

Senior property owners age 65 and older in Monroe County may qualify for a property tax freeze on their primary residence under Amendment 79 of the Arkansas Constitution. Ask the assessor's office about the application process and documentation requirements. The office can also assist with homestead credit applications worth up to $600 annually for qualified residences.

The NETR Online Arkansas records directory lists direct phone numbers and web links for Monroe County tax and property offices. This is useful if you need a quick reference for multiple offices without hunting through individual county pages.

Monroe County Sheriff Phone Directory

The Monroe County Sheriff provides law enforcement and detention services for the county. The sheriff's office handles incident reports, arrest records, sex offender registration, and civil process service. For non-emergency contacts, check the county government site for current phone numbers.

The Monroe County Sheriff website lists office contact details, staff directory information, and public records request procedures for the Monroe County area.

Deputies in Monroe County serve civil process papers and provide court security. If you need to serve legal documents in Monroe County, call the sheriff's office to confirm current procedures. The office also maintains records of sex offender registrations, which are available to the public through the Arkansas Crime Information Center online registry.

Court Records in the Monroe County Phone Directory

The Monroe County Circuit Court handles civil, criminal, probate, and domestic cases. Case records can be searched online through the Arkansas Court Case Search portal by party name or case number. The AOC Court Records system provides an alternate search route into the same statewide database maintained by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

Administrative Order 19 sets the framework for what court records are available to the public online. Some case types, including certain juvenile matters, are restricted from public access. For those, a formal written request to the circuit clerk at (870) 747-3615 is required. Older records that are not yet in the digital system may also need to be requested directly from the clerk's office.

The circuit clerk also serves as county recorder for land documents. Deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats for Monroe County properties are on file at the courthouse. The grantor-grantee index allows searches going back to 1829. Recording fees in Arkansas follow a standard schedule.

FOIA Requests for Monroe County Contact Records

Arkansas Code Annotated section 25-19-101 gives residents and researchers the right to access records maintained by Monroe County offices. This covers staff contact lists, phone directories, department records, and other government documents. Written requests go to the records custodian at the relevant office. Under section 25-19-105, agencies must respond within three business days.

The Arkansas FOIA portal has sample request language and explains what counts as a public record under state law. For most simple directory requests, the process is straightforward and costs little. If a request will exceed $25 in fulfillment costs, the custodian must notify you first per section 25-19-105(d)(3)(A)(iii).

The Arkansas Attorney General publishes FOIA guidance and issues informal advisory opinions when access disputes arise. If Monroe County denies a record request and you believe the denial was improper, the attorney general's office is the next step for guidance.

State-Level Resources for Monroe County Phone Lookups

State agencies provide several tools that extend beyond the Monroe County directory. The Arkansas Secretary of State at (501) 682-1010 maintains business entity records for all registered Arkansas corporations and LLCs. If you are trying to reach a business in Monroe County, this database shows the registered agent address and contact information.

The Arkansas General Assembly directory lists all state legislators with phone numbers for their Capitol and district offices. Monroe County is served by House and Senate members whose contact details are published on the Assembly directory page. This is the right tool when you need to contact a state representative about county matters.

Vital records including births and deaths for Monroe County residents are held by the Arkansas Department of Health at 4815 West Markham Street in Little Rock, phone (501) 661-2336. Records go back to 1914. The department processes requests by phone, mail, and in-person visits.

The Arkansas State Archives holds historical Monroe County records and can assist with research into older address data, historical city directories, and early county records. Genealogists and legal researchers often use these archives when modern county databases do not go back far enough.

Browse Neighboring County Directories

Monroe County sits in the Arkansas Delta region. Several neighboring counties have their own offices and contact directories. If records you need are in an adjacent county, check these pages.

• Prairie County Phone Directory
• Woodruff County Phone Directory
• Arkansas County Phone Directory
• Lee County Phone Directory
• Phillips County Phone Directory

Each neighboring county page covers local office contact listings, court record search portals, and property lookup tools.