Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy

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Parent County
Franklin County was created by act of the Alabama territorial legislature on 4 February 1818 from lands ceded to the state by the Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians. County seat: Russellville (1818- 1849); Frankfort (1849-1878); Belgreen (1878-1881), courthouse destroyed 1 December 1891; Russellville (1881-present).

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog.