Pike County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Pike 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 of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse 120 West Church Street Troy, Alabama 36081 Phone: 334-566-5113 Fax: 334-807-5009 Pike County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1830, Birth Records 1881-1904 Death Records 1881-1891 and 1902-1905

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

Biographies

 * Pike County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1888-1907 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org (skips 1893-1895)

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Pike County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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
Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
 * Bullard, Karen C. and Annette J. Connor. Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw Counties. n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A, F and I
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Perote Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E (Rough and Ready Pioneers)
 * - 4th Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Love's), Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F (Brundidge Guards)
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and L
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Pike Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (A. B. Moore's Invincibles)
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and K
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and K
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, F and K
 * - 39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company B
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and G

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch
 * 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 — 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

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. Pike County has two books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch
 * Pike County Will and Estate Abstracts at USGenWeb.org

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 ($). Pike County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1909 and 1914-1916 Pike County Birth Index 1909 and 1914-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 1733 – 2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry
 * 1802 – 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . 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.
 * 1809 – 1920 Alabama Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1809 – 1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry
 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1830 – 1859, 1890-1910  in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org
 * 1830 – 1849 Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1830-1849 Pike County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1998.
 * 1859 – 1895 Pike County Marriage Index 1859-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1936 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); . 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.
 * Pike County Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); . 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.
 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry
 * 1902 – 1930 Pike County Death Index 1902-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1908 – 1959 Alabama Deaths from Ancestry $
 * 1908 – 1974  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * Pike County Deaths at ALGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Troy Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Troy Public Library 300 North Three Notch Street Troy, Alabama 36081 Telephone: 334-566-1314 Facebook Website
 * Their genealogy collection includes probate records, newspapers, census, military records, local history books, family histories, and more.

Brundidge - Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library 164 South Main Street Brundidge, AL 36010 Phone: 334-735-2145 Website

Societies
Pike County Historical and Genealogical Society 1305 S. Brundidge St. STE A PMB# 277 Troy, Alabama 36081 Telephone: 334-372-3529 Facebook 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.
 * Pike County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Pike 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.