Talladega County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Talladega County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named Talladega is derived from a Muscogee (Creek) Native American word Tvlvteke, from the Creek tålwa, meaning "town", and åtigi, or "border" -- "Border Town"—a town indicating its location on the boundary between the lands of the Creek tribe and those of the Cherokee and Chickasaw. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Talladega County Courthouse Northern Division Talladega 148 E St N Talladega, AL 35161 Phone: 256-761-2103 ext. 1208 Fax: 256-480-5291 Southern Division Sylacauga 400 N Norton Ave PO Box 183 Sylacauga, AL 35150 Phone:256-245-4352 Fax: 256-249-1013 Talladega County Website Probate Court has marriage, probate and land from 1833, Military Discharge Records from 1930, Chancery Court has divorce records 1888-1892

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Talladega County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Community Funeral Home in Sylacauga
 * Grace Memorial Chapel in Sylacauga
 * Midway Memory Gardens Funeral Home and Cemetery in Talladega
 * S.M. Goodson Funeral Home and Crematory in Talladega
 * Sunset Memorial Chapel in Childersburg
 * Talladega Funeral Home in Talladega
 * Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary in Talladega
 * Usrey Brown Service Funeral Home and Pine Hill Memorial Park in Talladega
 * Zion Memorial Funeral Home in Sylacauga

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection ; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1871-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (Alabama Rifles)
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Talladega Davis Blues"
 * - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Hillabee Rifles"
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Confederate Blues)
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G and H
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A " The Walker Reynolds Guards"
 * - 30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, F and I
 * - 31st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, E and F
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company C and F

World War I
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753–1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1829-1960 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1833-1907 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1833-1936 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1857-1887 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Talladega County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800–196  Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $
 * 1809–1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . contains over 12,000 names.
 * 1835-1837, 1840, 1842-1843, 1845-1856, 1862-1864, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry– ($)
 * 1846-1864 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry– ($)  Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881 - 1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881 - 1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($) Copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. varies depending on the original record. Incomplete
 * 1908 - 1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry– ($)
 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - How to Use this Collection; index

Family History Centers

 * Talladega Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Talladega Public Library 202 South Street East Talladega, Alabama 35160 Phone: 256-362-4211 Website

Public Library of Anniston 108 E. 10th St. Anniston, Alabama 36201 Phone: 256-237-8501 Website
 * Collections include local history and genealogical records of Talladega County.

Earle A. Rainwater Memorial Library/Childersburg 124 9th Avenue SW Childersburg, AL 35044 Phone: 256-378-7239 Website

Comer Memorial Library Sylacauga 314 North Broadway Sylacauga, AL 35150 Phone: 256-249-0961 Website

Societies
Talladega County Historical Association 106 Broome St. Talladega, Alabama 35160 Phone: 205-362-2219 Publication: TCHA newsletter

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society P. O. Box 8268 Gadsden, AL 35902 Website Publication: Northeast Alabama Settlers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Talladega County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Talladega County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Talladega County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Project, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry