Jones County, Alabama Genealogy

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History Tidbit

 * Jones County was formed 4 February 1867 from Jackson, Blount counties and the Cherokee Cession.
 * Abolished 3 November 1867 and returned to parent counties (Jackson and Blount).
 * Sanford County was organized from the territory originally assigned to Jones County on 8 October 1868.
 * Sanford County renamed 1877 to Lamar County.
 * For the records, see Lamar County.