Butler County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama   Butler County

County Courthouse
Butler County Courthouse 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037 Phone:(334) 382-7166

Courthouse burned April 1853 Probate Judge has birth and death records 1894-1919 Marriage, probate and land records

Parent County
1819--Butler County was created 13 December 1819 from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1853 -- 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

 * Conecuh
 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Wilcox

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.

Biography

 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama: From 1815 to 1885: With Sketches of Some of Her Most Distinguished Citizens and Glances at Her Rich and Varied Resources. Cincinnati: Elm St. Print. Co., 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


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

Cemeteries

 * Union Baptist Cemetery
 * St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery
 * St. Luke Cemetery
 * New Prospect Methodist Church
 * Brooks Chapel
 * Little Brown Church
 * South Butler Cemetery
 * Ebenezer West Cemetery
 * Smith Family Cemetery
 * Elizabeth Cemetery 
 * Oakey Streek Cemetery
 * Stamps Cemetery
 * The May Cemetery
 * The Springhill Cemetery
 * Pressley Cemetery
 * Bennett Cemetery
 * Consolation Primitive Baptist Church

Additional Butler County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Butler County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2006. 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

 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama 1815 to 1885. Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm St. Printing, 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama: From 1815 to 1885: With Sketches of Some of Her Most Distinguished Citizens and Glances at Her Rich and Varied Resources. Cincinnati: Elm St. Print. Co., 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Butler County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

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


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * Deaths at ALGenWeb - free.

Vital Record Substitutes
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Butler County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs:


 * Butler County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection at ALGenWeb - free

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

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