Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Probate Office has marriage records 1867-1997, probate and land records; Circuit Clerk Office has divorce and Court Records

Description
The County was named in honor of Senator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. The County has Vernon as its seat and the County was created February 4, 1867. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

Parent County
1867--Lamar County was created 4 February 1867 from Marion and Fayette Counties. County seat: Vernon

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1866 -- 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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Fayette
 * Lowndes County, Mississippi
 * Marion
 * Monroe County, Mississippi
 * Pickens

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


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census
State Census


 * 1866 - at FamilySearch — index

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1871-1880 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Transcribed newspapers:


 * The Vernon Pioneer (1875 - 1878)
 * The Vernon Clipper (1879 - 1880)
 * The Lamar News (1886 - 1887)
 * The Vernon Courier (1886 - 1889)
 * The Vernon Courier (1890 - 1894)

Probate Records

 * Lamar County, Alabama Estate Record 1 at USGenWeb.org by Sabra Newell Sudberry.

Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch — images

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth Records

 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1733-2013 - Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


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


 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1870–1892, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1870–1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * 1877-1936 - Lamar County Marriage Books 3-13 Index 1877-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free


 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index/images


 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1809 – 1920 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages,


 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1937 - Lamar County Death Index 1937. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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


 * Lamar County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection


 * Death notices and obituaries found in the transcribed newspapers at The USGenWeb Archives - free.


 * Marriage notices found in the transcribed newspapers at The USGenWeb Archives - free.


 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1908 – 1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,


 * 1908-59] at Ancestry.com — index $

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

Societies and Libraries
Lamar County Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 357 Vernon, AL 35592 205-695-6123  Publication: Links to Lamar

Lamar County Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 793 Vernon, AL 35592 205-695-6123 Publication: Links to Lamar


 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Lamar County, Alabama


 * Lamar Co. AL


 * United States Resources: Alabama


 * Al Gen Web

Libraries
Mary Wallace Cobb Memorial Library 110 1st Ave. NW Vernon, AL 35592 Telephone: 205-695-6123


 * Houses the collection of the Lamar County Genealogical and Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Family History Centre Locator

Websites

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