Maumelle Death Index Records
Maumelle is a planned community in Pulaski County northwest of Little Rock, incorporated in 1985 and grown significantly since then into one of the more substantial suburban cities in the state. Death certificates for anyone who died in Maumelle are held at the Arkansas Department of Health in Little Rock, which is only about 15 miles away. The Pulaski County Clerk in Little Rock maintains the county-level probate and marriage records that serve as key secondary sources for Maumelle Death Index research. This page covers the request process and the county resources available when a certificate is restricted or additional documentation is needed.
Maumelle Death Index Overview
Maumelle Death Certificate Requests
Death certificates for Maumelle residents are held by the Arkansas Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, at 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205. Phone: (501) 661-2174, or toll-free at (800) 637-9314. Walk-in hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Arrive by 3:00 PM for same-day service. Maumelle is roughly 15 miles from the state office, making an in-person visit one of the most practical options for Maumelle residents. The Pulaski County Health Unit at 2800 McCain Boulevard, North Little Rock, AR 72116, phone (501) 791-8511, is another nearby option for submitting applications locally.
A certified copy costs $10.00 for the first copy. Each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time is $8.00. The $10.00 search fee applies even when no record is found. Photo ID is required for all requests. Under Arkansas Code § 20-18-305, records less than 50 years old are restricted to immediate family, legal representatives, and those with a direct legal interest. Records 50 years or older are public. Online orders go through VitalChek, the state-authorized platform, adding $5.00 processing and $1.85 identity verification. Mail requests go to the Little Rock address with a completed application, photo ID copy, and payment to "Arkansas Department of Health."
Pulaski County Records Supporting Maumelle Deaths
Deaths in Maumelle fall under Pulaski County jurisdiction for probate and court matters. The Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk at 401 West Markham Street, Suite 100, Little Rock, AR 72201, phone (501) 340-8500, maintains marriage licenses, real estate records, probate records, and court records for Maumelle residents. When a Maumelle resident died leaving property, a probate case was typically filed with the Pulaski County probate court. Those estate records contain dates of death, heir lists, and property inventories that are reliable secondary sources when a death certificate is restricted.
Deed records are available online through the Pulaski County Clerk's website, providing 24/7 access to property ownership documentation. Property transfers that follow a death can confirm the approximate date even when a formal certificate has not been located. Probate and civil case indexes for Pulaski County are searchable through the Arkansas CourtConnect portal. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, § 25-19-101, agencies must respond within 3 business days. Document copies cost $0.25 per page.
The Maumelle City Clerk maintains municipal records and handles FOIA requests for city-level documents, serving as the starting point for any city-level inquiry connected to Maumelle Death Index research.
Maumelle Death Index History and State Archives
Arkansas began statewide death registration on February 1, 1914. Maumelle was not incorporated until 1985, so the city itself has no pre-registration era records as a municipality. The area that is now Maumelle was part of unincorporated Pulaski County through most of the 20th century. Deaths in the Maumelle area from 1914 through the 1980s would appear in the state index under Pulaski County rather than a Maumelle city designation. For older deaths tied to families who lived in this area before the planned community was developed, search the Pulaski County records broadly.
The Arkansas State Archives in Little Rock holds the Death Index for 1914 through 1949. The free online tool at the Arkansas Digital Archives Death Records Index covers 1935 through 1961 and is searchable by name and county. The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) in Little Rock holds one of the best genealogy collections in the state, with Arkansas death certificates, obituary indexes, and historical resources covering Pulaski County. Under Arkansas Code § 20-18-601, deaths must be registered within 10 days. The Arkansas Genealogical Society maintains county research guides for Pulaski County as well.
Nearby Cities
Other qualifying cities near Maumelle have dedicated Death Index pages with local contacts and search resources.