Coffee County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Coffee County was created on 29 December 1841 and named after John R. Coffee, a hero in the Creek War of 1813-14. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise. It is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Coffee County Courthouse - Elba Division 230 N. Court Ave, #M Elba, AL 36323 Phone: 334-897-2954 Fax: 334-897-3224 Coffee Circuit Court - Enterprise Division 101 S Edwards St PO Box 311284 Enterprise, AL 36331 Phone: 334-347-2519 Fax: 334-393-2047 Coffee County Website Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 and land records from early 1800s. 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.

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Coffee County Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Coffee County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Coffee County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. P. 654. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Coffee County Biographies at 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

Court Records

 * 1861-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1924-1953 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Hammond Funeral Home in Enterprise
 * Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory in Enterprise
 * Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory in Enterprise

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Barbour County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2010. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. P. 231. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Piney Woods Echoes, A History of Dale and Coffee Counties, Alabama. By Fred S Waton. Echo, AL: The Echo Clipper, 1949. Online at: HathiTrust, Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Coffee County Rangers"
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Bullock Guards)
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and F
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E (formerly Co. "D", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
 * - 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and G

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 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. Coffee 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
 * 1860-1953 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1861-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1897-1945 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $. Coffee County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images
 * Coffee County Births at ALGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collectionindex, and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Coffee County Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Dothan Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Enterprise Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Ozark Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Enterprise Public Library 101 E Grubbs St Enterprise, Alabama 36330 Phone: 334-347-2636 Email: [mailto:director@enterpriselibrary.org director@enterpriselibrary.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society 108 Main Street PO Box 310628 Enterprise, AL 36331 Phone: 334-393-2901 Email: [mailto:peariverhistorical@yahoo.com peariverhistorical@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Publication: Pea River Trails

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Coffee County ALGenWeb.
 * Coffee 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.