Chilton County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Chilton County

History
Chilton County was originally known as Baker County, renamed Chilton County on 17 December 1874.

Parent County
1868--Chilton County was created 30 December 1868 from part of Bibb, Autauga, Perry, and Shelby Counties. County seat: Clanton

Record Loss
1870 -- 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]

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Bibb
 * Coosa
 * Dallas
 * Elmore
 * Perry
 * Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Alpine Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Center Hill Cemetery, Jemison
 * Church Street Church Cemetery
 * Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery#1 Mountain Creek
 * Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery#2 Mounatain Creek
 * Deadwilder-Hicks Cemetery
 * Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Gandy Cemetery
 * Harris Family Cemetery
 * Hayes Cemetery
 * Hillcrest Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Jones Cemetery
 * Jones Cemetery#2 Maplesville
 * Littleton Family Cemetery
 * Mapelsville Cemetery
 * Mineral Springs Cemetery (2nd partial listing)
 * Moore Family cemetery
 * Mount Carmel (Adams) Baptist Church Cemetery (partial)
 * Old Eddings/West Family Cemetery(partial
 * Old Maplesville Cemetery
 * Pates Chapel Cemetery, Jemison
 * Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, African American
 * Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery
 * Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, aka Scott Hill Cemetery
 * Popewell Family Cemetery
 * Posey Cemetery #2, Jemison
 * Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
 * Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Scandanavian Cemetery
 * Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Valley Creek Cemetery
 * Verbena Cemetery (partial)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Chiton County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Chiton County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)