Conecuh County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Conecuh 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 for an American Indian from the Indian word for "land of cane." The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Conecuh County Courthouse 111 Court St Rm 203 Evergreen, AL 36401 Phone: 251-578-2066 or 251-578-7012 Fax: 251-578-7013 Conecuh County Website Probate Judge has marriage probate and land 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 Conecuh 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 700.
 * Conecuh County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * FamilySearch Digital Library. "The Evergreen Old Historical Cemetery in Evergreen, Alabama, Conecuh County" by Riley, Elizabeth d'Autrey. Brewton, Ala.: Escambia Ptg. and Office Supplies, 1971.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * Riley, Benjamin Franklin. History of Conecuh County Alabama. Columbus, Ga.: T. Gilbert, Printer, 1881. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E(Conecuh Guards)
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company F
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and H
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E

World War I World War II
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Voting Records

 * 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. Conecuh County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

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$. Conecuh County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1873-1875, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $. 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.

Death

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

Libraries

 * Conecuh Evergreen-Conecuh Public Library 201 Park Street Evergreen, AL 36401 Phone: 251-578-2670 website


 * Evergreen Public Library 119 Cemetery Ave Evergreen, Alabama 36401 Phone:251-578-2670 Facebook

Societies

 * Canebrake Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 851342 Mobile, AL 36685 website

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.
 * Conecuh County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Conecuh 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.
 * Conecuh Couny, Alabama
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Conecuh County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Survey, 1938. Digital version at Ancestry $