Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Geneva 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 after Geneva, New York which was named after Geneva, Switzerland. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Geneva County Courthouse 200 North Commerce Street PO Box 86 Geneva, AL 36340 Phone: 334-684-5620 Geneva County Websites Probate Judge has marriage records from 1898 and military discharge records from 1890 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records.

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

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Geneva County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 1031.

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

 * Magnolia Funeral Home in Hartford
 * Pittman Funeral Homes in Geneva and Samson
 * Sorrells Funeral Home in Slocomb
 * Warren Holloway Ward Funeral Home in Geneva

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Geneva County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Geneva County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..
 * Pre-1908 Index to Reconstructed Federal Land Tract Book

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Geneva County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 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

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1966  Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name 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 some 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
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1883-1943 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1898-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1900-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1901-1928 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1901-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1906-1927 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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.

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - 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 $
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages Alabama Marriages 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
 * 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  index

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

Family History Centers
Dothan Alabama Family History Center 3199 Ross Clark Cir NW Dothan, Alabama, United States 334-793-7425 Website

Enterprise Alabama Family History Center 110 Shell Field Rd Enterprise, Alabama, United States 334-347-3631 Website

Libraries
Geneva Emma Knox Kenan Public Library 312 S. Commerce St. Geneva, AL 36340 Phone: 334-684-2459 Website

Societies
Southeast Alabama Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 246 Dothan, AL 36302-0246 Phone:334-794-8378 Publication: Wiregrass Roots SEAGHS Magazine

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.
 * Geneva County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Geneva Co. AL
 * States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * – 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.