Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Chambers 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 in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a Senator from Alabama. The county is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chambers County Courthouse 2 LaFayette Street LaFayette, AL 36862 Phone: 334-864-4341 or 334-864-4329 Fax: 334-864-9702 Email:  [mailto:commission.info@chamberscountyal.gov commission.info@chamberscountyal.gov] District Court Phone: 334-864-4323 Chambers County Website Chambers County Courthouse Annex 610 South Gilmer Avenue Lanett, AL 36863

Probate office has marriage records from 1833 and probate and land records from 1843. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

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

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Chambers County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 624.
 * Chambers 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

Local Histories

 * Richards, Evan Goodin. Reminiscenses of the Early Days in Chambers County. n.d. Digital version at e;.
 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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 — index and images - 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


 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Cusseta Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Tom Watt's Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Yancey Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Gilmore's Greys"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Billy Gilmer Grays"
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company E
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G and I
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K

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 FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1966 [https:/ WWII/digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/p17217coll16 Alabama Active Military Service Reports] at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Newspapers
Current Newspapers
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * The Valley Times News is located at 220 N 12th St. Lanett, Alabama. Phone # is 334-644-1101
 * The LaFayette Sun is located 116 LaFayette St., LaFayette, Alabama. Phone # is 334-864-8885

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. See Chambers County at Register.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1833-1856 Images of Wills 1833-1856  at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * Chambers County Probate Records - Estate and Wills at USGenWeb.org. Includes a list of wills recorded in Will Book 3 1856/1872, wills at Chambers Co. AL Archives, and a few other transcripts of wills.

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 ($). Chambers 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 images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1802-1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $. Contains over 12,000 names.
 * 1809-1950   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1812-1837 Marriages at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1816-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1824, 1833-1902, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $.
 * 1833-1900 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 at Ancestry $. Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * 1833-1925 Chambers County Marriage Books 1-11 and C thru G Index 1833-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

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 $. The index includes name of the deceased, county and date of death, and state certificate number (volume and page).
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives

 * Alabama Department of Archives and History P.O. Box 300100 624 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 242-4435 website


 * Cobb Memorial Archives 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2161 Website

Libraries

 * Chambers County Library has two branches:
 * H. GRADY BRADSHAW LIBRARY 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2161 Email: [mailto:askus@chamberscountylibrary.org askus@chamberscountylibrary.org] Website
 * LAFAYETTE PILOT PUBLIC LIBRARY 198 1st Street SE LaFayette, AL 36862 Phone: 334-864-0012 Email: [mailto:lafayette@chamberscountylibrary.org lafayette@chamberscountylibrary.org] Website

Societies

 * Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society Inc. The Lanier Room 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 334-768-2050 Facebook Website


 * Genealogy Society of East Alabama PO Box 2892 Opelika, AL 36803-2892 Email to: [mailto:gsofea@gmail.com gsofea@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Alabama Genealogical and Historical Resources on the Net
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Chambers County Births, Marriages, Deaths, Divorce USGenWeb Archives Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Project~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Chambers County AL Rootsweb
 * Chambers County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Chambers 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.