Contains sheriff's census, extracts of births in the Cherokee Nation, index to census records, lists of indian rolls, list of biographies available elsewhere, school records, list of deaths on the Oregon Trail, family genealogies, cemetery records, extracts of other information from the Cherokee Nation and other miscellaneous information.

"The records were compiled from microfilm of Benton County newspapers. The microfilm was acquired from the Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas"--Vol. 8, foreword, 1st prelim. p. "Obituaries reported from other areas, even distant states, are included if the deceased had relatives living in Benton County"--Vol. 10, foreword, p. iv.