Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama Calhoun County

Parent County
1832--Calhoun County was created 18 December 1832 from the Creek Cession of 1832. County seat: Anniston

Record Loss
1861 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Cleburne
 * Etowah
 * St. Clair
 * Talladega

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Directories
Calhoun County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Newspapers
Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Calhoun County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.


 * Calhoun County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)