Blount County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Blount County was created on 6 February 1818 and named for Governor Willie G. Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14. . Its county seat is Oneonta. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Blount County Courthouse 220 Second Avenue East Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone: 205-625-6868 Blount County Website County Archivist has probate records from 1824, marriage, land and burial records from 1820. 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

 * Alabama Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Bible Records of Blount County at AlGenWeb
 * Blount County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Blount County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Blount County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Blount County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. Pgs. 108, 499. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Blount 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

 * 1830-1906 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1959 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1876-1936 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1887-1915 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

The following articles have information concerning African American research:
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Funeral Homes

 * Blountsville Funeral Home in Blountsville
 * Lemley Funeral Home and Crematory in East Oneonta, Oneonta, and West Oneonta

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Blount 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..

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * Bicentennial Edition of the Heritage of Blount County. n.p.: Blount County Historical Society, 1977. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Blount County: Glimpses From the Past. By George Powell. n.p.: Junior Blount Historical Society, 1965. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 108. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980) at Maps of US
 * Family Maps of Blount County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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 - index & images ($)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 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


 * - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Blount Continentals)
 * - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Blount Guards)
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and C.
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B " Blount County Hornets"
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C " Avalanche Company"
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "The Phil Weaver Guards"
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "The Blount County Tiger Boys"
 * - 48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and F
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, formerly Company E, 2nd Battalion
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (formerly Co. "I", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)

World War I
 * 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
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index 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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1879-1907 Jones, Melvin. Index and Excerpts Taken from Blount County Alabama Newspapers 1879-1907 online at
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, index and images
 * 1867 Blount County, Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 at Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1820-1852 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1845-1960 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1846-1957 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1914 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1922 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1874-1926 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1887-1915 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1893-1940 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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

 * 1862-1918 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry - index & images ($). Blount County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1905-1912 Blount County Marriage Index 1905-1912 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - index
 * 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 - index & images ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1820-1844; 1857–1879 Marriages by Groom at ALGenWeb
 * 1820-1912 Blount County Marriage Books A-G Index 1820-1912 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1905-1917, 1924 Blount County Death Index 1905-1917 and 1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 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 Blount County Archives PO Box 45 Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone: 205-625-6868, x3118

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cullman Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Guntersville Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Gadsden Public Library - multiple locations - an affiliate library
 * Guntersville Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wallace State College - an affiliate library

Libraries
Blountsville Public Library 65 Chestnut St Blountsville, AL 35031 Phone: 205-429-3156 Website Facebook

Societies
Blount County Memorial Museum and Historical Society 204 2nd St North PO Box 45 Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone: 205-625-6905 Email: [mailto:arhudy@blountcountyal.gov arhudy@blountcountyal.gov] Website Facebook Blountsville Historical Society 71406 N Main Street Blountsville, AL 35031 Phone: 205-429-2468 Email: [mailto:betoka84@yahoo.com betoka84@yahoo.com] Website Facebook North Central Alabama Genealogical Society PO Box 13 Cullman, AL 35056-0013 NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society 1 Cabot Ave PO Box 8268 Gadsden, AL 35904 Email: [mailto:neagslib@comcast.net neagslib@comcast.net] Website Facebook

Websites

 * ALGenWeb, Blount County
 * 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.
 * Blount County USGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Blount 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.