Fayette County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Fayette 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 for Marquis de Lafayette. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse PO Box 906 113 N Temple Ave Fayette, AL 35555 Phone: 205-932-4617 Fax: 205-932-2697 Fayette County Website Probate Judge has birth records 1884-1941, death records 1899-1941, marriage records from 1866, land records from 1848, and military discharge records from 1919

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

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Fayette County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 1022.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Fayette county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Fayette 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 ($). Website includes surname index..
 * 1849-1849 Land Grants. Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Fayette County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Alabama Maps Collection: Alabama Department of Archives and History

Military Records
Civil War


 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's), Company A, B, C, D, E, I and K
 * - 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 36th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G, formerly Company K, 38th TN Infantry
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I, formerly Company H, 38th TN Infantry
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B


 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
 * Alabama Civil War Service Card Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History-(free)

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1838 Estate Settlements Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * Fayette County, Alabama Will and Probate Records at USGenWeb.org. Includes several excerpts of wills.

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1899-1912 Fayette County Birth Index 1899-1912. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — 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,1809-1920(Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch
 * 1827, 1850-1851, 1858, 1860, 1864-1903, 1906, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1866-1931 Fayette County Marriage Index 1866-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920"at Ancestry $
 * Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Libraries
Fayette Fayette County Memorial Library 326 Temple Avenue North Fayette, AL 35555 205-932-6625 Website

Societies
Fayette Historical Society and Depot Museum P. O. Box 309 Temple Ave. South Fayette, AL 35555 Phone: 205-270-0519 Facebook

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.
 * Fayette County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Fayette 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.
 * Fayette Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web