Arkansas Bank Note History
The Arkansas Bank Note History home page consolidates historical information on the National/Obsolete Banks, Bankers and Banking History of Arkansas. It also highlights What's New, along with some Famous Arkansas Banks & Bankers, and lists helpful Research Resources.
Arkansas National Banks that Issued Notes
The link below is a searchable, sortable list of the 113 Arkansas National Banks that issued notes during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935). Information shown for each bank includes Charter#, Bank Name, Town, County, Open & Close Year, Bank Fate, Number of notes Issued and Total $ Issued. The charter number for each bank is a link to that Bank Info page on the SPMC U.S. National Bank lookup website.
Arkansas County home pages
County Bank Note History home pages provide information on the Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes for that county during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), and also the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866) (if applicable for that county). All of the county's National & Obsolete Banks are listed with links to their Bank History pages. Prominent Bankers are also listed with links to their Banker Bio pages. Several Bank Notes are featured, as well as bank postcards and other bank related ephemera.
If you have a local County Historical Society/Museum, they may be interested in adding a link on their website to their County's Bank Note History home page in our wiki.
- (There are currently no Arkansas County home pages set up)
What's New in Arkansas Bank Note History
- Bank Histories:
- Banker Bios:
Arkansas Bank Histories Index
The Bank Histories are organized alphabetically by Town, then by Bank Open Date. To find the Arkansas Bank you are looking for, select from the following Index list. You can also search the entire wiki for the Bank's town name or charter number using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
Arkansas Banker Biographies Index
The Banker Bios are organized alphabetically by Last Name. To find the Arkansas Banker you are looking for, select from the following Index list. For an Index list of all Banker Bios for all States, use the Banker Biographies sidebar link. You can also search the entire wiki for the Banker's last name using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
Arkansas National Bank Stats, Lists & Graphs
The label for each of these Stats is a link to the corresponding pdf list of banks
- # Issuing Banks: 113
- # Non-Issuing Banks: 28
- # Large Size Issuers: 100
- # Small Size Issuers: 69
- # Territorial Banks: 0
- # Towns with Issuing Banks: 73
- # Counties with Issuing Banks: 50
- NBN Geo. Letter: S
- State Capital: Little Rock
- Statehood Date: June 15, 1836
- Arkansas National Bank Graphs & Lists
- # of National Banks Chartered By Year
- # of National Bank Failures (Receivership) By Year
- # of National Bank Closures (Receivership/Liquidation/Closed) By Year
- # of National Banks In Operation By Year
- List of 40 Arkansas National Banks with Lowest # of Notes Issued
- List of Arkansas National Banks (Issued Notes) Sorted by Town by Charter#
Famous Arkansas Banks & Bankers
Arkansas Counties Index
This index lists Arkansas counties that had towns with National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
Arkansas Towns Index
This index lists Arkansas towns that had National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
Arkansas Obsolete to National Bank Conversions
Arkansas Banking History
Wiki Links
- Information on the origin and history of National Bank Notes (Wikipedia)
- General information on Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Arkansas Research Resources
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- The National Bank Note Census, nbncensus.com
- OCC Annual Reports 1863-1935 (U.S. Treasury Dept: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency).
- (The OCC Annual Reports are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- The Bankers Magazine 1846-1922 (New York: various publishers over the years).
- (The Bankers Magazine volumes are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- Rand McNally Banker's Directories 1879-1935 (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company).
- Polk's Banker's Encyclopedias 1895-1935 (Detroit and New York: Polk Bankers Encyclopedia Co.).
- James A. Haxby, United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 (4 volumes) (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1988).
- Paper Money Journal, 1962-present (Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors, spmc.org). Many articles over the years about the history of National & Obsolete Banks and Bankers. An archive of all back issues with search capabilities is online for SPMC members at spmc.org.
- FDIC, Bank Find History website.
- Arkansas Historical Association website