Blount County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Blount County

County Courthouse
Blount County Courthouse 220 Second Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone:(205) 625-4153

County Archivist has probate records from 1824, marriage, land and burial records from 1820. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1818--Blount County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee Cession and Montgomery County. County seat: Oneonta

Neighboring Counties

 * Cullman
 * Etowah
 * Jefferson
 * Marshall
 * St. Clair
 * Walker

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.

Biographies

 * Blount County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

 * Antioch Methodist Cemetery
 * Center Hill Cemetery
 * Clear Springs Cemetery
 * Ebell Cemetery
 * Huffsutler Cemetery
 * Lee's Chapel Cemetery
 * Marsh Cemetery
 * Old Mount Moriah Cemetery
 * Philadelphia Cemetery
 * Pine Bluff Missionary Baptist Cemetery
 * Pleasant Grove Cemetery
 * Remlap Methodist Cemetery
 * Sargent Cemetery
 * Tidwell Cemetery


 * Ivison, Hazle R. Collins. Index to Alabama Cemeteries: Blount County, Coosa County, St. Clair County, Talladega County, Winston County. n.d. Digital version at - free.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Blount 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 free surname index..

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 108.

Newspapers

 * Jones, Melvin. Index and Excerpts Taken from Blount County Alabama Newspapers 1879-1907. Digital version at - free.

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Blount County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.


 * 1820–1844; 1857–1879 Marriages by Groom at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Blount County has one book.

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Locust Fork Alabama Family History Center
 * Locust Fork, Alabama

Web Sites

 * 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.
 * Blount County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Blount County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Blount County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)