Coosa County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Coosa County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County name derives from a town of the Creek tribe. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Coosa County Courthouse 9709 US Hwy 231 PO Box 98 Rockford, AL 35136 Phone: 256-377-4988 Coosa District Court 9709 US Hwy 231 PO Box 115 Rockford, AL 35136 Phone: 256-377-4957 Coosa County Website

Probate Records Office has a few birth and death records 1920-1945, marriage, probate, land and military records from 1834. Circuit Court Records from 1834.

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

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Jesse Martin Epperson Family at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * William W. Lowery Family Bible at Access Genealogy

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Coosa County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at [ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/381418-memorial-record-of-alabama-a-concise-account-of-the-state-s-political-military-professional-and-industrial-progress-together-with-the-personal-memoirs-of-many-of-its-people-vol-1?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. Begins on page 722.
 * Coosa County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Coosa County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2008. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Coosa 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


 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Wetumpka Light Guards"
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Governor's Guards"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Coosa Volunteers"
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D (Coosa Farmers)
 * - 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and C
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and K
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B

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 FamilySearchn- 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 images

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

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
 * 1834-1858 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1939 (*); 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.

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $. Coosa County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some imagesdex

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  - 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
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1834-1847; 1878–1900 Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920 at Ancestry $
 * 1834-1848, 1878–1901, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * Early Records of Coosa County, Alabama, 1832-1860: Wills, Administrations and Marriage Records. By Edward F. Hull. n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Libraries
Coosa Rockford Public Library 110 Main St Rockford, Alabama 35136 Phone: 256-377-4911 Facebook

Goodwater Public Library 36 Weogufka St Goodwater, Alabama 35072 Phone:	256-839-5741 Facebook

Horseshoe Bend Regional Library 205 N West Street Dadeville, Alabama 36853 Phone: 256-825-9232 Website

Societies
Coosa County Historical Society P. O. Box 388 Rockford, AL 35136 Library Phone: 256-377-4911 website Publication: Coosa Heritage

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.
 * Coosa County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Coosa County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Coosa County, Alabama
 * Kissin' Cuzens of Coosa
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * – 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.